Maniac

2012

Action / Crime / Horror / Thriller

50
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 44% · 73 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 44% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 42439 42.4K

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Plot summary

As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.

Director

Franck Khalfoun Photo
Franck Khalfoun

Top cast

Elijah Wood Photo
Elijah Wood as Frank
Akbar Kurtha Photo
Akbar Kurtha as Pharmacist
Jan Broberg Photo
Jan Broberg as Rita
Liane Balaban Photo
Liane Balaban as Judy
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
699.45 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds 1
1.40 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds 30

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by glenmatisse 7 / 10

Very Different from the Original

Incredibly well shot, with an inventive first hand P.O.V. gimmick that actually works and brings enough originality to the plate to give it a reason for a reboot. It's about as unpleasant as the original film, but with a little less grit and sleaziness. I definitely cringed and had to close my eyes a few times. It's nice to "see" Elijah Wood in a role like this. We don't really get very many glimpses of him since it's all shot from his P.O.V., but he turns in a great performance.
Reviewed by MattyGibbs 7 / 10

Well done but stomach-churning

This is a very gory and bloody film and unless you don't mind watching these types of films you won't like it. I've not seen the original so I can't compare the two. Elijah Wood is an actor I like and he is excellent in this as the serial killing maniac. I found it hard to get into the film but this is one film that gradually improves as it goes along rather than fades away. Along with the bloody horror there are a number of really tense scenes. It is the most unsettling film I've seen in a while. Maniac is well filmed and uses some very interesting filming techniques. I can't say I enjoyed watching it too much was a bit too sadistic for my taste. However for it's type this is a very good effort.
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