Monkey Man | Official Trailer 2
Synopsis
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 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.
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Monkey Man (Dir. Dev Patel)
I want to say ‘I’m speechless’, but that’s such a lie, I have so much to say.
This is truly one of the best films I have seen in a long time. It hit so many notes, so perfectly. It was captivating the entire way through, it had subtle nods (I believe) to Shantaram and John Wick. The film pulled forward very real challenges that exist in India, and held up a mirror to the savage disparity between the ruling class criminals in India and the every day man, to the corruption, sex trafficking, poverty, violence against minorities and politicians who are running the country into the ground. It went somewhere that Indian cinema doesn’t have the balls to go and it did it masterfully.
Ugh, this film was just so fucking good. And that’s to say nothing yet of the acting, which was absolutely phenomenal.
Dev Patel had murder in his eyes in the best way, and I’ve never genuinely rooted for such graphic murder in a film before, but his acting/directing/writing had me holding my breath for his character to destroy his enemies.
My absolute favourite scene though, was far more tame - with the Zakir Hussain. I still can’t quite believe it happened, it was the perfect addition to an already wonderful film.
I went into this movie blind - I did not see a second of a trailer or read a single thing online, and I’m so glad, because my jaw was on the floor from how impressed I was.
Dev Patel is a talent and I’m now going to spend the next month or so going back through all of his work. I know there’s more to come from this brilliant, brilliant mind, but in the years to come people will point to this film as a career standout for him. What better way to make a directorial debut.
It was captivating the entire way through, and just so fucking good.
Please go watch it if you can.
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New look at MONKEY MAN directed by and starring Dev Patel and produced by Jordan Peele. Releasing in theaters April 5th
The cast also includes:
Sharlto Copley,
Pitobash
Sobhita Dhulipala
Sikandar Kher
Vipin Sharma
Ashwini Kalsekar
Adithi Kalkunte
Makarand Deshpande.
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Sharlto Copley as Agent Kruger
Elysium (2013)
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Monkey Man (2024)
This is a Movie Health Community evaluation. It is intended to inform people of potential health hazards in movies and does not reflect the quality of the film itself. The information presented here has not been reviewed by any medical professionals.
Monkey Man has several scenes where backgrounds are illuminated by the strobes of emergency vehicle lights. There is one scene where a celebrity stands in a sea of flashing cameras, causing an extreme strobe effect.
The camera is always moving in this film. It shakes during most of the action scenes, and spins in others, while sometimes rolling sideways to follow the action of a fight.
Flashing Lights: 8/10. Motion Sickness: 10/10.
TRIGGER WARNING: This is a very bloody action film.
Video ID: Admin Brandon's review and evaluation of Monkey Man
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Monkey Man | Official Trailer
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Synopsis
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 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.
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Monkey Man
Summary: A man known only as Kid (Dev Patel) hunts a group of corrupt leaders who burned down his home and killed his mother.
An Indian Western, Morricone via Rahman. Bonkers, bloody, despises throats for some reason. All in all, a confident debut.
Rating: 4.25/5
Photo credit: Variety
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