Reviewsskip-this

Dev Patel’s Directorial Debut ‘Monkey Man’ Can’t Fight Off Its Flaws

SXSW 2024

This fannish ode to action flicks received a two-minute standing ovation at its world premiere during SXSW. But the actor/writer/director’s potential is never fully realized.

Coleman Spilde
Coleman Spilde 

Entertainment Critic

Dev Patel in MONKEY MAN, directed by Dev Patel
Universal Pictures
Coleman Spilde

Coleman Spilde

Entertainment Critic

colemanjspilde

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.

Trending Now
Celebrity‘SNL’ Host Quickly Loses ‘Liberal’ Crowd With Trump Jokes
Michael Boyle
CelebrityElon Musk Welcomes 14th Known Child: Seldon Lycurgus
Catherine Bouris
CelebrityMichael Che on ‘SNL’ Rips NBC Bosses for Firing Black Anchors
Michael Boyle
Hot TakesChet Hanks, of All People, Is the Breakout Star of Netflix’s ‘Running Point’
Kevin Fallon
CelebrityMark Zuckerberg Does Benson Boone Drag in Horrifyingly Revealing Jumpsuit
Clare Donaldson