May 17, 2024
Movie Review: Monkey Man (2024)
Location : Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines
Rating:
(5 stars out of 5)
Audience Rating:
Cast: Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash
Director: Dev Patel
Writers: Dev Patel, Paul Angunawela, John Collee
Awards: SXSW Film Festival, 2024 Winner Audience Award
Genre: action, thriller
Run Time: 2 hours
Premiere Date: April 5, 2024
Country: United States
Bollywood John Wick
Think 'John Wick Bollywood' and you'll get the picture. But although John Wick is almost a cartoonish caricature, Monkey Man pulls deep from human tragedy. It didn't get outlandishly John Wickish until the all-out mayhem towards the end of the movie. The clincher? The movie stars Dev Patel, the same boyish guy from Slum Dog Millionaire, who is now a full grown-up.
Synopsis
A 2nd rate street fighter gets beaten up in fights with flashbacks from his traumatic youth when his mother was killed while he watched. His whole life was hellbent on revenge. The movie's intensity and build-up made for an over the top crescendo.
Acting
This movie was practically actor-proof. I didn't notice anything magnificent about Dev's acting except his eyes that were fiery and consuming. I would even say that Makrand Deshpande (as Baba Shakti) was compelling, even though his appearance was scarce. The tough woman-manager of the club, Ashwini Kalsekars (as Queenie)
was also riveting - she was frighteningly scary to be messing around with.
Cinematography
Setting was mostly dark and gloomy, particularly the flashbacks and the fight scenes in the ring. This added drama and tension.
Editing
Editing was quick with liberal use of shaky cameras to underscore action and urgency.
The Guru
The guru aspect of the movie is both timely and relevant. So many gurus who look the part, act the part and speak the part are so rampant - not unlike the heydays of the televangelists of the USA who promise salvation from the cockpit of their lear jets. This was magnificently played by Makrand Deshpande.
Ending Thoughts
I'd been getting lucky with movies lately. This one was a pleasant surprise. There was no promotion whatsoever and I had no clue what I was going to watch - I just wanted to see a movie. Was I in for a magical ride! Bollywood can indeed come up with not just good movies, but great movies without the excessive budget - Slum Dog Millionaire, The Three Idiots, etc. India seems to have that character. Same thing with the Chandrayaan-3 - they sent a lunar module to the dark side of the moon with a budget smaller than a Hollywood movie.
If India was left to progress with its culture and tradition without the disruption of the oppressive British colonization, who knows what leaps and bounds India would be in today?
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- the tourist area where most of the hotels, restaurants, ticket offices, tour operators are, is located within the Alona Beach area
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** schedules and rates keep changing, call for latest schedule- Weesam Express - departs 6:15 AM, 11:30 AM, 4:00 PM
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