Monkey Man

Dev Patel ("Chappie," "Lion," "The Green Knight"). I like him. He's extremely likeable. Somehow he imbues an underdog quality and you want to root for him in every role he's in. "Monkey Man" is Dev Patel's action love letter to India. It's grimy and dirty and it has a turbo charged tuk-tuk! It's a revenge story. I love a good revenge story. A bad man killed his mom and wiped out his village. Dev's nameless character is going to kill that man. Simple. Well not so simple. Dev has been getting into fighting shape by Thai boxing in a monkey mask in the grimy underground fight world of India. He infiltrates his wealthy nemesis's fortress-of-opulence by becoming kitchen staff and making friends with a stray dog. Patel punches with his fists and with his camera - he wrote and directed this. With nods to "Rocky" and "John Wick" Patel's action sequences hit like a spicy curry rolling across your tongue. This is one of the best action movies you will see this year. Get hit in theaters now.