Is it worth your time?
If you are the type of person who digs through archives to find the weirdest, grimiest corners of early cinema, then Maniac is going to be your new best friend. If you want a movie that makes sense or features, you know, pacing, stay far, far away. This is for the oddballs.
Honestly, the whole t...
A washed-up vaudeville performer gets tangled up with a scientist who has some very questionable ideas about bringing the dead back to life. It is essentially a descent into insanity that moves about as fast as a funeral procession.
Synopsis
A former vaudevillian gifted at impersonation assists a mad scientist in reanimating corpses and soon goes mad himself.
Review Excerpt
"Is it worth your time?
If you are the type of person who digs through archives to find the weirdest, grimiest corners of early cinema, then Maniac is going to be your new best friend. If you want a movie that makes sense or features, you know, pacing, stay far, far away. This is for the oddballs.
Honestly, the whole thing feels like a fever dream that someone forgot to wake up from. Our lead is a former vaudevillian, which is a great excuse for him to make some truly wild faces whenever he is o..."
