Within Monkey Man’s many brutal fight sequences, Patel also makes an exceptionally strong case for being not just a formidable action lead but also a ferocious genre filmmaker.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 5, 2024

Nowadays, the best thing an action movie like this can do is offer a unique and as intimate —for its creator— as possible proposal, and 'Monkey Man' exudes enough care scene after scene to allow Dev Patel's figure to be projected in each of its frames.

Full Review | Aug 1, 2024

Often biting off more than it can chew, the focus of the film continuously expands, resulting in a film that isn’t all-the-way coherent. Yet, through Patel’s admirable acting and promising directing, it’s still a good time.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 28, 2024

Whilst Patel’s first feature isn’t perfect, it is fairly accomplished. It is also a gritty and physical brawler of a film, combining influences from Asian action cinema and Indian mythology.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 25, 2024

Monkey Man boasts a unique identity and bold originality to its epicness that cannot be compared to any other revenge thriller.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 23, 2024

Monkey Man doesn’t come across as merely a rehash of other movies. Part of it has to do with that cool gorilla mask – which lends a sinister mystery to the character and can be seen as representing the hidden volatile side of, perhaps, all of us.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 21, 2024

Dev Patel must have felt as if he’d gone the full ten rounds himself in trying to get this project off the ground, yet the end result was worth it.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 19, 2024

Patel applies meaningful shadings to what’s basically a stylish revenge flick.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 7, 2024

...yes we’ve seen this kind of movie before. But we have never seen it through this lens. And that makes it worthwhile.

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Jul 5, 2024

Monkey Man is far from boasting the carefully directed action of some of the genre's greatest entries... but it's precisely that imperfection that, personally, made me enjoy it. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Jul 5, 2024

A socially conscious, smart, and politically attuned revenge thriller that never talks down to its audience.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 2, 2024

At once a revenge opus, spiritual journey, and political statement, Monkey Man holds brutal multitudes in its breakneck two hours, and it’ll knock you the f--k out.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 2, 2024

While ‘Monkey Man’ marks a strong directorial debut for Patel, it does have some flaws

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 23, 2024

Dev Patel goes bananas with his behind-the-camera debut, and the result is a bracing and effective action picture.

Full Review | Jun 17, 2024

A vibrant cocktail molotov of action, stylized like the John Wick films, but as visceral as The Raid's. [Full Review in Spanish]

Full Review | Jun 15, 2024

For a directorial debut, Patel leaves little on the table in order to bring a fresh perspective to tried-and-true action tropes.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 13, 2024

Dev Patel's Mumbai martial arts mayhem is a superbly frenetic and ferocious action debut

Full Review | Original Score: 4 | Jun 2, 2024

For a generation brought up on RPGs, this will feel like familiar territory, but for those looking for a little more finesse, this is a very loud and brash film that lacks the subtlety of a finer crafted work.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | May 30, 2024

Monkey Man is a purely entertaining revenge thriller, but it has more on its mind than punches and kicks.

Full Review | May 29, 2024

The film needs a few more turns around the block in trying to infuse the dangers of totalitarian cultism with high-octane action. The latter works in its few spurts, but the rest is too sloggy and basic to grab our attention elsewhere.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | May 28, 2024