IMDb 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.
Directed by Franck Khalfoun. Stars Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, and America Olivo.
Maniac is a horror movie in which, and I don't think this is a spoiler because it's clear very early on, Elijah Wood plays a psychopathic killer of young women. This is one of the lower points in my trek through watching all of Elijah Wood's movies. It's so cheesily written, and the armchair psychology of this psychopathic character is the kind of thing that we were super into as a culture in 2000s and 2010s, and it just seems awkward now. There is a little enjoyment to be gotten out of the first-person filming gimmick, where so often we see things from Wood's point of view. Every so often it is done effectively, but most of the time it feels just like a gimmick. With so many great slasher horror movies out there, this one is definitely one to skip.
🎥 Maniac (2013)
📊 Ranked #4230/4254 on my Flickchart
🎯 Flickscore™: 1
lost to Bonnie and Clyde (held at #2139)
lost to Did You Hear About the Morgans? (held at #3205)
beat African Kung-Fu Nazis (#3744 → #3745)
lost to Silver Streak (#3477 → #3478)
lost to The Monkey King (held at #3609)
lost to Wild Strawberries (#3676 → #3675)
beat How the Grinch Stole Christmas (held at #3712)
lost to The Killing of Sister George (#3696 → #3697)
lost to Dutch (#3697 → #3698)
lost to Antz (#3710 → #3709)
beat King of the Zombies (held at #3711)
lost to Stage Door Canteen (held at #3719)
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