Movie Man Darian Watching All Night Long

Bates Motel is officially closed. The Hitchcock prequel has come to a close and wow what a wild ride and I have to say that the fifth season was the best season of the series. Packing the episodes with great suspense, scares, surprises and twist you don't see coming. I have said in basically every review that Highmore delivered the best portrayal of Norman but this season you can quote me Freddie Highmore gives the best portrayal of Norman in the final season he was electric. As well as Vera Farmiga gives a truly amazing performance as Norma and Nestor Carbonell and Max Thieriot delivers incredible Supporting performances in this show as well. The fifth and final season of Bates Motel was by far the best and a perfect ending to a fantastic series. 

Rated 14A : bloody violence, disturbing images, language, 

Freddie Highmore : Highmore delivers an emotional gut wrenching performance that is the best performance he's given on the show by far in this final season and as well delivers his best work ever on camera. Freddie Highmore has been impressing me since day one of the show and since then he's raised the bar every time going further and further giving every once of his acting abilities onscreen to portrayal this iconic character right. Not only dose he do that extremely well but he has truly outdone himself again giving the best and greatest final performance as Norman in the last season. Freddie dazzled in this season with Norma gone Norman taps into both personalities he's Norma and Norman and he's ultimately playing two people and that takes a lot of talent to be able to pull that off. The way Freddie did that was incredible to see onscreen. He really exposed himself emotionally in this season making me cry I'll admit I cried but that's how much he moved me with his work he just was committed to every frame giving his absolute all. Their are so many scenes he just broke my heart when he's lying on the cold ground saying mother am I still dreaming just the tone in his voice and the sadness soaking through his eyes and the sheer emotion he captured was emotionally gutting. He truly amazed me in this season like theirs a scene where he's sweating and is in the house saying mother you were right and his voice is shaky and you believe Freddie you buy into his performance. He has never been so real onscreen like he has on this show especially this season. His work in this is so genuine theirs no flaw in his performance he became this character  soaking up every bit of Norman to the point when I am watching I don't see Freddie Highmore onscreen I see Norman and that's fantastic he makes you forget it's him and all you see is the character up onscreen. Freddie gave a layered  and emotionally painful performance that was amazing to see in this season he plays a tortured soul in this season and it's fantastic to see him go to such lengths to give his all in this last season. If the Emmys don't recognize Highmore's work in this season I will never watch the Emmy's again because he deserves it. Overall to sum it all up Highmore gave his absolute greatest performance in this series and in this season Anthony Perkins would be proud Highmore delivered a emotional, dark performance that is one of the greatest performances ever in the history of entertainment and television. 

Vera Farmiga : Vera delivers her best work in the fifth and final season of this fantastic series! Vera has given amazing work in her films such as up in the air, the departed and the conjuring. But her work in this show I would say is her best because she delivers a truly brilliant performance in this season and in the show in general. In this season we know Norma is dead but she's very much alive in Normans head and the way she was able to capture this mother who's in pain and at the same time also plays this gentle performance helping Norman but not always with the best intentions. She just glowed in this season and really captures a truly phenomenal performance. She gives her all in this final season making me cry and laugh she just was at her best in this season. She deserves to be recognized by the Emmys for her work in this season and if she isn't I won't watch the Emmys ever again. Overall Vera gives her best work in this series and is one of the best performances from an actress in the history of television.

Nestor Carbonell : Nestor Gave his best outing as Sheriff Romero in this season truly giving his all in every scene really shining onscreen. In the last scene he really impressed me with his ability to showcase his raw emotion and he dose so again in this season but he really brings it out front and shows the pain through his eyes and in his voice brining a real and genuine performance that is emotionally gutting and extraordinary to witness him do onscreen. I think his work in this season was his best performance in the series he gave a phenomenal supporting performance showing layers and sides of himself we haven't seen him tap into before making for a truly captivating performance that shouldn't go unnoticed he was a force to be reckoned with and everyone should take notice of his great work in the final season of this great show. Overall a truly spectacular supporting performance that will be remembered as one of the best supporting Performances to ever be shown on television. 

Max Thieriot : Max have his best outing as Dylan in the final season! Max through the series has done great work up to the end of the forth season he really started to push himself and go the extra mile to give a truly fantastic supporting performance. In this season he truly shows his range as an actor and shows us his raw emotional talent and wow he's brilliant. Dylan is a character we have learned isn't really a emotional character he's more of a tough guy so we have never seen him break down into tears and he dose just that in this season and Max makes that character ark so well. He opens up so much holding nothing back showing just how upset he was and how through everything still loves his brother and in the season finale he has this speech that hit me in the heart because when he spoke it he made it feel so real and genuine he moved me to tears in that scene and his work in this season. Max just had this stress that his brother is a killer he knows that but he finds any reason to hold onto to him to keep loving him and being Their for his brother. The way Max did that was just heartbreaking he just showcased a fantastic supporting performance and overall gave the best work of his career in this show and especially in this season. 

Carlton Cuse & Kerry Ehrin : These two visionaries have crafted a masterful show that had one of the best final seasons I've ever seen. These two have put such a well done last season packing it full of twist, outstanding performances from the entire cast and surprising the audience with situations they never saw coming. They just nailed this season with truly genius storytelling and sharp writing. The ability for them to tie up all close ends with every character was well down and I was satisfied with how they did it. At the same time going darker and really giving a well done conclusion to the story that we first saw five years ago. As well they did a fantastic job at using past events and tying them in perfectly to the plot line of the trial shown in the fifth season. Overall they did a brilliant job at giving a satisfying ending and giving us the best farewell to this show giving us a dark shocking well acted finale and these two visionaries have outdone themselves once again. Thank you guys for crafting a great show that we got to check into for five years your direction and vision was amazing to see put onscreen. 

The Lighting : the tones of colours splashed onscreen was beautifully well done. They use of dark blue and black brought this errie grim feel to the frame that really fit the frame perfectly working so well with the environment and plot that it was immersed in. I loved the Lighting used throughout the final season it just really stuck out to me in the best way great job guys. 

The Cinematography : The camera work was well done! Their are many great shots but one that really stood out was chick is standing in the lake as something is going further in the water set on fire and the overhead shot captured it perfectly. The Camera just knew how to describe and get the beats of the scene captured perfectly through the movements of the lens great job guys. 

The Score : The Music was haunting! The Score done in the final season was truly chilling it just really had this perfect melody of getting into your bones and getting you to feel emotionally from the way the music was expressed onscreen. It was incredibly well composed and worth a listen great job guys.