let me begin by say that this remade version of one of the great ever create movie psycho ( 1960 ) have be nothing but a fine example of poor direction and poor acting and poor cast . the best way to describe this movie be by compare it step by step and act by act and process by process to the original . alfred hitchcock and one of the great movie director ever live and have an intention to shoot the original in black and white despite the availability of color at that time . okay and people in 1960 may not have be use to bloodshed or horrify scene as much a we be today but that do not prevent people from like it and get nominate for 4 oscar . gu van sant have absolutely no reason to release this in color except that the year be 1998. what should have look realistic in color do not . after the shower scene norman wash his hand it be easily comprehendible that whatever be use for blood look like some kind of red wax . once he wash off the blood his hand be red in color . about act and perhaps there couldn not have be a good cast of janet leigh and anthony perkins in the original . perkins suit well for norman and he be incredibly natural when he smile and talk to the stranger . hitch want a handsome and good actor and it work just fine . in this version and i personally think vince vaughn look perfect and handsome and strong to play norman role and unfortunately his acting be nothing less than terrible . in the motel office where norman and marion have the long conversation and he have zero expression on his face and his voice and face never change throughout . in the original in the same scene when the madhouse be describe and we can clearly see the sudden change of expression on perkins face and he look scaringly angry although not aggressively . vince vaughn here work out the entire conversation like he just have his line by heart . again and terrible acting . same be with anne heche . in the opening scene in the original and we can see how tensed and nervous marion ( janet ) be when she drive to phoenix . she be happy in get the money but at the same time scar for life . that what i call act . in the remake and heche have no sign of fear and she smile periodically for get the money . i do not think anyone would be happy and smile when they have just steal $ 400000 and the entire state police be behind them . in the shower scene and janet in the original grip the curtain and turn around and dy after get stab . in the remake and heche get stab and turn around and then sway the other way and have a foolish expression on her face and manages to die with great effort . again and terrible acting . there be also some specially introduce change in this movie from the original that seem to have nothing to do with the plot line and the ongoing situation . in the scene where arbogast get murder and two scene blink in between the stab . one with a naked woman and the other with a sheep . many people include myself aren not exactly sure whether the second scene show a sheep or a cow or whatever it be . what on earth do a beast or a naked woman have to do with an investigator murder . the change be just inappropriate and unnecessary . there be a couple of change in the end scene as well . let me add some ( and the only ) positive point along with that . i felt julianne moore do her job well and play a good character of lila . and william macy act well and that be almost exactly how arbogast character should have be play . it be common man knowledge that the purpose and intention of a movie remake be to make the present generation aware of a movie that have a good classic plot line and and to try and make it look good than the original . and if anything have happen here accord to what i just say and it be directly the opposite . unfortunately many people like me weren not impress after watch this movie unless we come to know of the existence of an unforgettable original version . please do not watch this movie and it be nowhere near the original and the original will always remain one of the best ever create movie if not the best .