Brilliantly realized and directed with a great passion, but what derails the movie is the severity of the violence. Aja is going for a very realistic tone, but it's just too over-the-top and too gory to maintain that tone.
Still a fun horror movie though.
This review of Maniac (2012) was written by Katelyn G on 22 Oct 2014.
Maniac has generally received mixed reviews.
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