Review: Dev Patel punches into directorial debut with 'Monkey Man'

If Batman met Bollywood, then perhaps he'd also swap the bat mascot for that of a primate. InKid is not a millionaire playboy with time and money to throw at fancy vehicles and battle toys, but he is on a mythically-inspired journey to avenge his mother's murder and to stand up for the poor, weak and innocent who can't fight for themselves.

Written, directed and starring Dev Patel in his feature film debut, "Monkey Man" follows Kid , a young man who makes a meager living as the punching bag in an underground flight club. He dons his monkey mask and allows the bigger names to knock him out for cash.

As a director, Patel has a very particular style: fast camera movements, long, unedited sequences that dive through alleys, corridors, stairwells, brothels, bathrooms and every which way Kid attempts to outpace his pursuers and tight shots of faces writhing in pain or dispelling unbridled anger. The choreography of these shots is a difficult dance that Patel tackles like an experienced director.

Having failed to assassinate the police chief who led the massacre of his mother and her village, Kid - bloodied, injured, physically and mentally depleted - finds a safe haven of outcasted people where he can recover, reconvene and prepare himself for the high-octane round two that is to come.

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