Monkey Man is Dev Patel’s big bet on himself, a directorial debut that simultaneously launches the Oscar nominee as a bonafide action star. With producer Jordan Peele, Dev Patel premiered Monkey Man at the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival to a raucous crowd but does the Slumdog Millionaire and Lion star have the action filmmaker/star chops? Art, Zach & @AmandaTheJedi review the upcoming film Monkey Man.

Siddhant Adlakha's Review of Monkey Man - https://www.ign.com/articles/monkey-m...

TIMECODES...

00:00 - Action star Dev Patel
01:58 - Monkey Man story
04:37 - Brutal action filmmaking
06:29 - Red light-soaked violence & Cinematographer Sharon Meir
10:36 - The Raid and Enter the Dragon influence
15:27 - Monkey Man production troubles

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