Having become famous through Slumdog Millionaire, actor Dev Patel has made his directorial debut this year, Monkey Man, with himself in the leading role. The result is a Mixture of character drama, mythology and revenge inferno
in the style of John Wick, with a few other borrowings. Now the rather little-noticed action secret is coming to the home cinema and you can watch it in 4K Ultra-HD *, on regular Blu-ray * and on DVD * with all kinds of bonus material at Amazon.
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This is what Monkey Man is about
Driven out of his home village after a terrible massacre and living as an orphan on the streets of Yatana, Kid (Dev Patel) now earns his living in an illegal fight club. Hidden behind a monkey mask, he embarks on Night after night in brutal duels.
As his abilities grow, after years of patience and waiting, his desire for revenge also increases and he sets out to find the corrupt power elite responsible for his childhood trauma. So begins his bloody campaign of revenge to the men who took everything from him.
This is how good Monkey Man is
The film, which was even characterized by ignored injuries during filming, received a solid rating in the Moviepilot community with an average of 6.4 out of 10 points. The FILMSTARTS review was with a strong 4 out of 5 stars in the rating even went further and described Monkey Man as an action film made for the cinema and, thanks to Jordan Peele, fortunately made the leap to the big screen.
But the film offers more than brutal fights: In Dev Patel’s powerful and strongly staged revenge actioner, there is always a plea for acceptance and an open society, which alone ensures that Monkey Man not just a John Wick descendant with a different setting.
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