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- 10:13 AM, Apr 24
this unpleasant, slasher's-point-of-view flick gives a clueby Joe Neumaier [New York Daily News ]
the structure of the film is 89 minutes of brutality with a college degree. This is a warning, not a recommendationby Rex Reed [New York Observer ]
the movie is essentially a sadistic art-house bloodbath, with opera music and ballet dancers and funky little art galleriesby Megan Lehmann [Hollywood Reporter ]
Mr. Khalfoun nearly makes the film about pitying the panic-prone killer; the camerawork lacks the ominous, confident glide of much Steadicam horrorby Nicolas Rapold [New York Times ]
Maniac doesn't quite reach the heights of that great horror film; it's a bit too self-awareby Keith Uhlich [Time Out New York ]