Monkey Man - Movie Review

Starring Dev Patel Produced By Dev Patel Story and Screenplay By Dev Patel Directed By Dev Patel So instead of waiting for Hollywood to cast him, he went straight to boss mode and decided to make his own action movie. What an amazing talent Patel has, I hope Monkey Man pushed his recognition even more

Glad you enjoyed it. I was the fight coordinator for this movie.

The fact that Jordan Peele and his production team saved this movie from being a Netflix streaming release for the sake of a theatrical release is a testament how much care he has for other artists. Good job for Peele, i really hope someday Dev could starred in one of Peele's movies someday 🤗

The "shakey cam" you are referring to was because there was a stunt guy operating one of the cameras. Someone from the stunt crew's true passion was cinematography. Dev Patel said he would often find him dabbling in it while on set, messin' with cameras and setting up previzes before stunt scenes. So Patel decided to put a camera in his hands during a bunch of the fight scenes. So he could do stunts while filming, like rolling on the ground with the camera and "getting under the armpit of the action," Dev explains. So @ 1:26, the "best of both worlds" camerawork was because although there was only 1 cinematographer, there were technically 2 camera operators.

I saw this movie yesterday, and it was definitely an amazing and wild ride that mixes a John Wick-esque story with Indian/Hindu mythology and politics. It almost didn’t get released when Netflix got cold feet until Jordan Peele swooped in to save it, and I’m entirely glad he did since you can tell that Dev Patel literally put his blood, sweat and tears into getting this film made.

It's so great to see how Dev Patel's career has developed over the years! I'm looking forward to seeing this film.

That Tabla player shown in the trailer is real legendary Tabla instrument player Zakir Husain.

My fellow producer friend did the production service of this movie during covid, 99,8% was shot in Batam, an Indonesian island near Singapore. Thats what US 10 million looks like if you shot there. As comparison The Raid 1 is 1 million, The Raid 2 is somewhere around 3,6 million. Most Indian people in this movie is Indonesian with Indian ancestry.

"No monkeys were harmed in the making of this movie" Probably a quote at the end credits 😂

Just got back from the theatre and I get what Jordan peele was saying, this is fantastic on the big screen. Apparently some critics are saying that it’s boring but I think they were going in expecting John wick 4 and forget the story is supposed to take the center stage. And just look at the filmmaking! The match cuts! The slow mo! The integrated music! There’s so much to love about this movie I didn’t even have time to be bored. One thing I really loved was how they revealed the characters motivations, the film language itself tells us who it is he’s going after and why without ever actually telling us, and we don’t even see the flashback scene until he’s confronting the full memory himself and changing as a character. Also I feel like there was a reference to the first fight in Ong Bak in the last fight in the arena Alright I’m done go watch this!

Fun fact, the color of the evil party was changed from orange to red in trailers because in India BJP is a nationalists and even Netflix was spooked it would spark an outrage.

Just watched the movie with my wife and it was awesome. I loved the claustrophobic vibe of the film and the camerawork really sold the chaos. We'll probably watch it again in the future

Man I never wouldve imagined Dev Patel could pull off action this well, but this honestly looks fantastic. EDIT: Thanks for all the likes, and as a brand new channel I would love if you guys could let me know if theres any way to improve my content. Thanks!

Honestly, it’s my favorite film thus far this year.

As a directorial debut, it was very good. I think he can improve though. But then again he was the lead actor too so quite a lot to accomplish.

Thank you for making this review! I was blown away by the film, particularly after watching a tonne of interviews about how much of a production nightmare this film was in almost every aspect, coupled with the various injuries Dev sustained throughout the shoot. The action in the final act was absolutely spectacular! I wish he had gotten to utilise the 87eleven stunt team like he had originally wanted (Chad Stahelski's stunt company), but a lot of issues arose due to COVID. Regardless, I'm so happy this movie exists and I hope it's just the beginning for Dev's directorial ventures.

Movie seems great. Thank god for the raid and john wick movies for saving the action movie genre.

Just saw it tonight, really enjoyed it. Dev clearly put his heart and soul into this so mad props to him. It was gritty, chaotic and tense with some lovely backdrops of the culture, both the good and the bad. Of course there are comparisons to The Raid and John Wick but this had its own identity. I've always liked Dev and can't wait too see what he does next.

Beautifully shot movie, with a lot of 2000-era action movie style. Felt like it could’ve been released in 2004 if it weren’t for the almost Matthew Vaughn style fight cinematography where the camera follows the punch and the over the top high-paced movement. Awesome movie, beautiful, gritty too. So good.

This film is the quintessential cinema version of the statement: "F*ck Yeah, Motherf*cker". In other words, it was probably some of the most badass filmmaking I've ever seen.