Review: Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ is bloody and political

Review: Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ is bloody and political

The real-world metaphors and Hindu contexts of "Monkey Man" add to the film's potency but aren't always smoothly incorporated. This is a movie that namechecks "John Wick," too. And it's more successful in its frenetic fight choreography leading up to a bloody third-act showdown imbued with the rage of class uprising.