Monkey Man

Name: Monkey Man
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: April 5, 2024
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 70
Cast: Adithi Kalkunte, Brahim Achabbakhe, Dev Patel, Joseph J.U. Taylor, Nagesh Bhonsle

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: April 5, 2024 | R

Starring: Adithi Kalkunte, Brahim Achabbakhe, Dev Patel, Joseph J.U. Taylor, Nagesh Bhonsle, Pitobash, Sharlto Copley, Sikander Kher, Sobhita Dhulipala, Vipin Sharma

Summary: Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers aInspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.… Expand

Director: Dev Patel

Genre(s): Action, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 113 min

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Matthew Jackson

Mar 12, 2024

Patel’s film may have found its greatest success in the way it seamlessly, powerfully translates the director’s pure, kinetic love of cinema into something bold, new, and unforgettable. Read full review

David Fear

Mar 12, 2024

Patel’s pet project is as much a mash note to a way of presenting bloody-knuckled spectacle as it is a standard thriller. Read full review

The Observer (UK) Wendy Ide

Apr 8, 2024

It’s a visceral, breathless rampage, and while it’s a little rough around the edges at times, the picture’s brawling energy makes it an exhilarating ride. Read full review

Bob Strauss

Apr 2, 2024

It’s hard to believe that the likable British star of “Slumdog Millionaire,” “Lion” and “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” could be the next actor to become a hard-charging action director. But Patel’s filmmaking debut, “Monkey Man,” makes a bone-breaking case for just that. Read full review

Alan Ng

Apr 5, 2024

For his rookie debut, Dev Patel ultimately produced a fun action film with pacing issues—in my humble opinion. Monkey Man’s Indian influence makes this story of class and caste fascinating to behold. Read full review

Saffron Maeve

Apr 4, 2024

Patel is not reinventing the wheel here, nor is he establishing a coherent visual language to build upon in future films, but Monkey Man is cleverly castigating and proud of its lineage – a digestible bit of mythmaking with knife work to boot. Read full review

Siddhant Adlakha

Mar 12, 2024

Dev Patel’s diehard sincerity clashes with unwieldy religious imagery in an India-set revenge saga whose tepid action scenes fail to make up for its muddled politics. Read full review

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