简介：LookinguncannilylikeoneoftheFairbrassbrothersfromcamp90spopgroupRightSaidFred,baldpsychoGilbertGill(LeeWebb)escapesfromamentalinstitutioninordertoreturnhomeandfinishthejobhestartedseveralyearsearlier:murderinghisfamily!Butwithhisbeautifulsister(PerrineMoore,whocan'tactbutcertainlyknowshowtoscream)spendingthenightatafriend'shouse,howmanyinnocentteenswillbeslaughteredbeforeGilbertfinallygetstohissexysibling? Asyoucanprobablytell,originalityisnotsomethingthatthisproductioncanboast;neithercanitclaimtobestylish,slick,professional,well-editedorblessedwithatalentedcast.However,despiteallofthesedrawbacks,Maniacalactuallyprovestobequiteenjoyablethankstoagenuinesenseoffunfromeveryoneinvolved(whoareobviouslyfansoftheslashergenre),somegloriouslybadgore,and,ofcourse,plentyofwelcomeT&A.Withtheseelementsinplace,it'seasytohaveagoodtimewiththishokeysliceofz-gradehorror. DirectorJoeCastrohandlesthefilm'sspecialeffects,butprovestobeaboutasgoodatprovidingconvincinggoreasheisatcoaxingcredibleperformancesfromhisactors:thekillsinthisfilmareundeniablymessy(thereareumpteenhead-squishes,organremoval,andassortedothernastiness),buttheyalsolookincrediblyfake(althoughnotquiteasfakeasthetitsonBrooke,thegirlintheobligatoryshowerscene!). Cheesy,cheapandcheerful,Maniacaloffersnothingparticularlynewtothegenre(althoughthekiller'sdeathbyDranowasinventive),butatleastitdoesn'tcommitthesinofbeingboring;watchifyou'reinthemoodforsomesillylow-budgetnonsense.…