Monkey Man (4 Stars)

Dev Patel plays Kid, a man whose mother was killed in racial violence. All his life he's wanted revenge on the corrupt police chief who was responsible. He's now a wrestler who wears a monkey mask and calls himself Monkey Man. He's paid to lose fights. Someone has to do it.

He finally has a chance to get close to the police chief. Kid gets a job as a waiter in a high class brothel that the police chief frequents. Are his wrestling skills enough to get him past the armed guards?

The film contains a lot of religious elements, different Hindu cults. A key figure is the monkey God Hanuman, of whom Kid learnt as a child.

It's an exciting film with a lot of action, but I have to criticise the cinematography. In the close-up scenes it's often difficult to see who's hitting who. Films like "John Wick" show that it can be done better.

Success Rate:  + 1.5

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