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Saturday 9 November 2024

Monkey Man (2024)


As a kid, Kid watches his entire village get massacred and his mother killed in front of him, while his life is spared. Years later, he is an underground fighter with the moniker Monkey Man who fights for the underprivileged lower class and swears revenge on his enemies. (Sound familiar? Déjà vu.) 
Dev Patel writes, produces, and directs himself in this intense action-thriller that plays out like an Indian version of John Wick or Kill Bill, though not quite as stylish as either of those films. While the extended fight sequences are entertaining and high energy, the editing decisions in this film leave something to be desired, and the plot unfolds in a confusing fashion for such a straightforward premise.

2½ monkey masks out of 5

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