Dev Patel’s directorial debut, ‘Monkey Man’, opened to positive reviews from audiences on April 5. Since its global release on Friday, the film has garnered acclaim for its intense action sequences and compelling premise.
Viewers shared their reviews on their respective X handles, describing it as ‘an absolute blast’. However, a portion of the audience criticised the film for being ‘a bit slow-paced’. One user also lauded Dev Patel for doing a ‘wonderful job’ on his directorial debut. Meanwhile, another user called the Hollywood film a ‘thrill ride’.
Read some of the positive reviews here:
Meanwhile, some users wrote that they did not find the premise impressive, rather it ‘tried too hard to portray something other than what it is – a revenge flick’ (sic).”
Another user wrote, “Dev Patel’s revenge story feels like a 1980s Bollywood movie plot with bad cops serving a villainous Godman. His India is unrecognisable. The camerawork is terrible. Dev proved himself as an action star but not as a director or a writer (sic).”
At the premiere of the film, Dev Patel opened up about the process of making the film and said, “I put everything into this, I shot this film in the biggest slum in India, Covid hit, and the film went down. Everything that could have gone wrong, went wrong. And then Jordan came along in the end, he picked it up from the ground, he brushed the dust off and put it on the mantel.”
Watch the trailer here:
‘Monkey Man’ is a revenge drama revolving around the life of a young man who struggles to make ends meet in an underground fight club, where he wears a gorilla mask and endures brutal beatings from renowned fighters night after night, for cash.
‘Monkey Man’ also features Sobhita Dhulipala, Makarand Deshpande, Sikander Kher and others. The film is produced by Jordan Peele, who came on board well after production.
