Monkey Man
Universal Pictures | Release Date: April 5, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 48 Critic Reviews
Positive:
38
Mixed:
10
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

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60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriApr 6, 2024
As an action flick, Monkey Man is often quite entertaining, but it keeps distracting you with images of the film it’s trying, and often failing, to be. Read full review
60
The New York TimesManohla DargisApr 4, 2024
Patel does some fine work in Monkey Man even if its fight sequences rarely pop, flow or impress; they’re energetic but uninspired. Read full review
60
VarietyOwen GleibermanMar 12, 2024
The movie has three extended action sequences, and I would have been happier if it had eight of them — that is, if it had less pretensions and, like the “Wick” films, was more willing to wear its pulp on its sleeve. Read full review
60
ColliderPerri NemiroffMar 12, 2024
Man is a true mixed bag. The action is staggeringly impressive, both from a visual and storytelling standpoint, but the material in between runs the risk of deflating the experience via pacing problems and narrative confusion. Read full review
60
The GuardianAdrian HortonMar 12, 2024
If you have the stomach for singularly focused revenge and some truly graphic, visceral hand-to-hand combat, Monkey Man delivers the goods. Read full review
55
The Daily BeastColeman SpildeMar 12, 2024
Though Monkey Man is exasperating, Patel’s work shows heart, love, and promise—something that can’t be said about many other action films. Read full review
50
ScreenCrushMatt SingerApr 11, 2024
Patel’s desire to make something more than a straightforward action film is admirable, especially since he had to juggle responsibilities in front of and behind the camera simultaneously to do so. Monkey Man suggests he’s got potential as a filmmaker in the future. In the present, his directorial debut is the sort of genre exercise that makes you realize creating a “straightforward” action movie is not so straightforward. Read full review
50
LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenApr 10, 2024
Kudos to Patel for not making a dull vanity project for his feature directorial debut, but Monkey Man is still a rough watch of its own kind. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMark FeeneyApr 4, 2024
A date movie “Monkey Man” is not. Read full review
50
IGNSiddhant AdlakhaMar 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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