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By Chronicelement D (2) on 02 Jul 2013

a pov take on the slasher psyche - excessive gore attempts to mask the shallow plot. meh…

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By Dave H (814) on 01 Jul 2013

The Maniac remake is definitely in my top 10 favourite films as of now…

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By Vincent V (79) on 30 Jun 2013

So beautifully done!!!! Amazing performance and great soundtrack…

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By Disasterpiecemk (14) on 29 Jun 2013

interesting from a technical perspective but not nearly as compelling as one would want. Ahh, critics…

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By Adam P (1,180) on 29 Jun 2013

I have not seen the original, but thought this perspective was well done. It was a unique production. This movie disturbs and repulses…

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By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 28 Jun 2013

The chief problem with such gimmick films -- including Maniac -- is that storytelling so often takes a back seat to the gimmick du jour, resulting…

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By Cameron E (206) on 28 Jun 2013

MANIAC in terms of brilliant and effective filmmaking has made my the top favourite films of 2013. It's DRIVE meets JACK THE RIPPER…

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By Ramy R (3) on 28 Jun 2013

The goriness gets repetitive and old until about 75% way through the movie and then the story picks up and gets exciting but overall it's eh…

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By Jamil K (14) on 28 Jun 2013

It fell short of provoking that shell shock moment that was promised by the set up…

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By Violet Lucca (89) for Film Comment Magazine (842) on 27 Jun 2013

Perhaps the mannequin metaphor is best: though it's dressed to the nines, Maniac is ultimately just a piece of plastic…

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By Peter Keough (994) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 26 Jun 2013

This remake, like Frank’s horrible hobby, remains an exercise in empty repetition…

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By Jonah Flicker (24) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 26 Jun 2013

Even the most ardent horror fan might struggle to find something to enjoy in Franck Khalfoun's remake of William Lustig's 1980 slasher classic,…

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By Robert Abele (1,309) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 26 Jun 2013

The self-serious POV visual style has none of Brian DePalma's cheeky, unnerving and self-implicating virtuosity — it just reinforces how…

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By Jt K (114) on 26 Jun 2013

Absolutely gut-wrenchingly horrifying slasher opus that you can file away alongside films like the original Maniac or Henry: Portait of a Serial…

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By Matt F (954) on 25 Jun 2013

Umm yes. This movie is for hardcore aficionados of grimy, sleazy horror…

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By Thegodfatherson (586) on 24 Jun 2013

Maniac isn't great, when you separate fact from fiction- but for Elijah Wood and heart throbbing action scenes, it is…

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By Everett J (371) on 24 Jun 2013

Disappointing all around…

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By Thomas W (1,104) on 24 Jun 2013

I wouldn't say it improves too much on the original, but it is just as strong…

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By Alex B (1,607) on 23 Jun 2013

Loved it. Unnecessary remake, but I don't mind it when they do something different with it…

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By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 23 Jun 2013

The POV approach makes the movie even harder to endure…

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