He found his elusive dream blonde in his wife!

Hitchcock (2012)
I guess that it is a must-see film for suckers of Hitchcock films, of which I am guilty of. Whatever the reason may be for watching this flick, one can understand that many tears, heartaches, gambles, feuds, anxiety and initial naysayers a part and parcel of the background in the production of anything earth shattering, like the production of Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 blockbuster 'Psycho'.
Hitchcock's 'Psycho' broke the standard mould of a scary movie by venturing one step further by suggesting murder and violence without actually showing the act. Even this met great resistance from the censorship board those days.
After his success in 'North by Northwest', he was taken aback when a reporter asked him whether it was an opportune time for him to retire! This only ignited his desire to recreate another with the same passion that he had in his earlier days. Somebody suggests a novel based on a real crime by a Ed Gein. Even though, he was  told that such a story was not palatable to general viewing, this man, Hitchcock, whom his wife, Alma, describes as obsessed with murder, goes on with it. He buys all the novel in the bookshops so that nobody knows the ending of his film.

Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh

Hitchcock, as seen in the movie, is not the most pleasant man to live with. His wife, despite his idiosyncrasies and sarcasm, stands loyally behind him supporting him and giving her valuable advice.
In the meantime, a bored Alma tries to add spark to her life by writing a screenplay with a friend, Whitfield, who also hopes that his manuscript would be accepted by Hitchcock.
Hitchcock has to mortgage his house to finance his next film, Psycho, as his studio, backs off. Facing mounting challenges in the form of resistance from the censors, delayed shooting, illness and the suspicion of his love of his life having an affair, Hitchcock crumples. His wife, however, rises to the occasion and saves the day.

Anthony Hopkins

Alfred Hitchcock

In the course of the movie, we discover that Hitchcock really enjoys his food and drinks. He has a fetish for beautiful blondes and is even portrayed as a peeping Tom. He is seen having hallucinations of having conversations with the killer upon which the film 'Psycho' is based on. His build-up of oppressed anger is said to have produced the outrageous shower scene when he himself swang the knife in a frenzy to vent his anger, giving Janet Leigh a fright of her life.
The release of the film also met a hitch. It was scheduled to be screened in a few theatres only with minimal marketing. Hitchcock successfully spiced up the curiosity of the public by, for the first time, forbidding entry after the movie had started! It met with outstanding public reception taking Hitchcock to the pinnacle of his artistic career.
The film ends with him giving a speech to the audience pondering on his next film just when a bird perches on his shoulder hinting to us of his 1963 'Birds'.
Anthony Hopkins gives a sterling performance as the Man himself with his mask-like expressionless face and bombastic expressive sentences filled with cheeky word play. I wonder what happened to his daughter, Pat who is nowhere to be seen in the movie. Overall, an entertaining flick.