GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Platypuschow Elijah Wood is a highly versatile actor, he's done everything bar play an action hero in his career and for the most part he's succeeded. A foray into a psychotic isn't a new thing for him as he did a competent job in Sin City (2005) but his character here is somewhat different.First of all the entire movie plays out in first person through the eyes of our lead, the only time you ever actually see Wood is via a reflection (Which happens rather a lot) He's character is a mentally ill psychotic with a fixation for mannequins, mummy issues and a possible case of severe misogyny.Though the movie looks very slick it's not easy viewing. I don't mean that because of the subject matter or the violent acts that take place but more the vibe that just didn't sit right with me.America Olivo is a highly wasted actress and has a very small role in the film which I found to be a huge let down. Combine that with a dull lead female and Wood just making me cringe throughout and the cast failed on every front.Maniac did nothing for me, left my skin crawling and I failed to see any entertainment value.The Good: Brutal death scenes The Bad: Horrible unnerving vibe to the whole film Poorly cast Awful finale Things I learnt from this movie: America Olivo deserves better roles Scalping is really easy and can be completed in under 5 seconds Our killer is fine killing innocent women but when a man calls him gay and dries his hands on his jacket he does nothing

reid-hawk I feel like I only do reviews for movies I dislike, or at least feel really strongly about. Maniac is definitely one of those movies. This movie just rubbed me the wrong way. It was too gory. Like way way way WAY too gory. I know gore is an art form and it takes talent to make it look good, but there is no way that you can possibly justify showing me three gruesome and detailed scalpings and a a scene of a man puking up what looks like dogfood and expect me to enjoy that. There's no reason for it to be in the film. It's pretty gross but mainly its just obnoxious. The first person view this movie goes for is cool and pretty well done, but it definitely leads to some issues. This movie has some terrible voiceovers, like when Frank is at a date the girl says multiple things without her mouth ever moving. There's also a scene where Frank punches somebody (complete with the generic thwack sound) without his arm ever moving. These problems with the first person don't completely ruin the effect, and it even has some nice transitions into third person. However, this movies sh!t acting by nearly all characters, weak story, overused and pornographized use of gore, all make this movie not worth watching. It's not even fun to watch as just as a straight up murder spree type film cause of the sh!tty forced story between Elijah Wood and the random @ss girl he falls in love with that takes up too much time. Don't watch this movie

El-Kapitoshka Well if you like gore and want to know what our little Hobbitsis friend has been up too now that he's a 'Maniac' (see what I did there? The film is called maniac so I......oh never mind) with a slightly unhealthy relationship with his mother.No I'm not talking about M.J either.But seriously, if you would like to squirm and look away, well I bet you do it at some point during it - then this might be for you. I like to say this film fits into a surreal context due to his imagination and as other dear reviewers point out - the streets seem empty when he's on the prowl.Definitely underrated and one to watch.

Bradford Maxwell This is the first film I've seen where the vantage point is 99.9% through the eyes of the main character. Thankfully this is accomplished without being more of that found footage garbage where the camera gets dropped 12 times and the other characters just so happen to stumble across it in the middle of a 1,000 acre forest and just carry on filming. This film chronicles a bit of the life of a mannequin repairman who becomes fixated on this stunning blonde and his pursuit to impress her while engaging in some dubious hobbies. Gory, creepy, obsessive. It would seem that the ring finally drove Frodo to madness. The acting is well carried out and there's some decent music. I would recommend this for someone that has an interest in peeking into a few days in the life of the criminally insane.