New action movie produced by horror legend Jordan Peele is being compared to John Wick and The Raid in glowing first reactions
Critics are going bananas for Dev Patel's directorial debut Monkey Man
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His life takes a turn, though, when he decides to get revenge on the corrupt leaders responsible for his mother’s death, who have been taking advantage of the poor and powerless people of India.
“Dev Patel receives a standing ovation for being the writer, director, producer and star of MONKEY MAN, a visually spectacular revenge action movie that draws from Bruce Lee, Korean cinema, The Raid & John Wick,“one critic wroteout of SXSW. “The crowd went ape for it.”
“Monkey Man: Dev Patel’s got rocket fuel in his veins as an action director and an action star. One of the most assured, kinetic debuts I’ve seen: gorgeous, crunchy, and relentless. What a blast,“said another, whilea third tweeted: “Monkey Man is an incredible debut film from Dev Patel. Loaded with bone breaking violence that …
