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User Reviews for: Maniac

$hubes
4/10  6 months ago
I wanted to like it simply because it was one of the '80s slashers but sadly, apart from the few kill scenes, there's nothing really to like. There's nothing to DISLIKE, either...and that's the whole problem. It was too easy to just sit completely detached almost through the entire movie, from start to finish. The characters were so extremely shallow and emotionless that you couldn't buy into any of them; the dialogue was ridiculous, and the storyline was weak and overdone (at best).

A complete stranger shows up at your door at night, in NYC, invites himself in because you took a photo of him earlier in the park and he wants to see your photography, and within the hour, you're having dinner with him at some dive across town. Right... That's the feeling of this entire movie. There was no build-up (thank goodness), no backstory, no substance, no NOTHING. This was just essentially another 1980's slasher movie thrown together with a lot of red paint and cheap acting.

I really wanted to like it but the bottom line is, it was just too shallow and stupid. And the ending was just curdled icing on a maggot-infested cake. I'd have to say avoid this one.
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