Monkey Man

"This was much better than I expected it to be. Kind of an Indian version of John Wick at least in the fight sequences, but not in a Bollywood way. Pretty good mix of music in the soundtrack as well. Some of the fight scenes were particularly brutal and bloody, and that's not a complaint. A well done action/revenge movie that holds onto its own cultural identity. 8/10"

"Really good revenge/action movie directed by and starring Dev Patel. It’s kind of all over the place, both story telling and directorial wise. Patel tries all the trick shots and experimentation scene to scene, and while some don’t hit home, the majority that do are magic. Very cool to be exposed to other cultures and parts of the world not normally tread. Some absolute stand out fight scenes that are kinda hidden in the ultimate, bloody, gory, violent chaos it evolves into. Fun action flick. "

"A gritty, dark free fall of a man's search for vengeance. It begins slowly and escalates into a maddening, chaotic display of frenetic fight scenes (albeit very well choreographed). Dev Patel is surprisingly believable and nimble as a broken man filled with rage, delivering a gratifying display of blood, gore, and death. "

"Beautifully brutal with (imo) great acting, pacing , and a stellar soundtrack and cinematography. I’m a sucker for a likeable underdog story especially a revenge flick."

"Superb! While this may appear like a revenge movie or an Indian John Wick version, it is actually way more deep than that. This movie brings visibility to India’s cast system, corruption, violence against minority groups. It has tough scenes to watch sure, lots of gore, blood and violent scenes but what’s more upsetting is the poverty and kids sleeping on the streets. It also goes through the various cultures and beliefs and shows quite a surprising marginalized identity in India one may not suspect."

"This is a surprising gripping movie! I didn't expect that at all. DEV is a really excellent actor. He played the angry, broken character role so well as well as its rise to mastering emotions and channeling the anger power. And it is his directorial debut which is even more excellent as the movie was seemless and fight scenes brilliantly done. 👏 also first Indian movie shows slums and cross dressers I think 🤔 in details, mind-blowing. Note: none of the Indian language was translated English, which is a bit hard to follow the roles. At least in the version I saw. Another notr: this is the Indian John wick but the poorer version and not assassin and less guns. Lol I recommend!! Enjoy! #monkeyman #movies #thriller #action #drama "

"This movieis incredible has a serious plot tons of action and phenomenal acting I mean could you expect anything less when it comes to dev Patel. I saw this with my husband who is from India and he felt confused not bythe storyline or anything like that but by the fact that an English film actually include the slums and the gritty underworld of India. He has never seen representation like that and the inclusion and the talks of the 3rd gender society in India was a bizarre experience to see it so seamlessly threaded and woven into the film. It was cool to get his perspective as well"

"Great movie!! So much heart and the acting directing was incredible by Dev Patel. "

"This was a truly amazing film! While this film plays out as more of a standard revenge thriller, what really stands out is the pure passion and care that comes through in every frame of the film. Extremely impressive scene staging paired with great use of hand-held camera work, with truly incredible (and insanely brutal) action sequences. Having grown up listening to stories from Hindu mythology, especially and including Ramayana and the story of Hanuman. The incorporation of Hanuman into the storyline was so impressively done as well (not gonna lie, that was very cool to see for me personally). Dev Patel hands down is the MVP of the film, not only for his insanely charismatic lead performance (he has proven himself worthy of being in contention for James Bond-esque roles to be frank), but also for the passion and supreme self confidence he showed behind the camera as well (what a magnificent directorial debut for him)! Legit excited to hee his directorial efforts from this point on, and I frankly believes he deserves awards attention he gets for what he has pulled off here (he deserves any best first-time director awards attention that come his way). Very highly recommended."

"I'm so glad I got to see Monkey Man in theaters because it was brilliant. Dev Patel is outstanding - on all levels - in his directorial debut. The action and editing is fantastic, the soundtrack is cool, and it has a heart. The real scene stealer though is Alpha (played by Vipin Sharma) along with all of the Hijra. Also, it was fun to see Sharlto Copely as always. The biggest surprise was seeing Zakir Hussain as the tabla player - I had the chance to see him live a few years ago and it was awesome and it was really fun to see his part here! As much as I like the John Wick movies, I'd say I like Monkey Man a little bit more. I can't wait to see what Dev Patel does next."