somewhat of a spoileri rent this movie with much anticipation . the title alone get me excite about it . i have also see an interview with one of the star on fuse a while back and desire to see it then . first off . i think manic be not the right title for the movie . the main character in the movie and lyle and show some sign of mania . but he more angry and obviously can not control any sort of anger . it be possible i may be confuse by what the title be refer to and however and since this movie be place in a mental ward and the character be take such thing a tegretol and depakote and i lean towards the bipolar disorder basis before i even rent the movie . i do not like the token character . they wear thin with girl and interrupt . let see . we have the girl that be goth look ( because we all know girl that wear black lipstick be wildly depressed ) . we have the quiet girl who be always calm towards people and but have obvious problem and be always hold thing back . we have the person that make everyone angry because he be so mad about his own life and he must make thing terrible for all the people there . we have the friend that there be no hope for and because he do not try to get good ( i feel mostly because he do not know how to live outside of a hospital ) . we have the shy one with lot of problem and who stay mostly quiet until the main character can bring some sort of feel out of him . and last and but certainly not least and the main character . the one that come in think they have no problem and but in the end realizes and work to get good and try and usually end up make an impact on some of the people there . i think maybe i should label this with a spoiler . but it be so typical . the jerky camera work throughout the movie get really and really annoy . it like the director be scream and this be an independent film . the opening scene be do in an interesting fashion and that about all i like about it . i will and however and give credit for some decent performance . they be well calculate and but too similar to other movie deal with mental illness issue . 2/4 star .