It’s always neat when someone you’ve admired shows off a hidden talent that makes you see them in a different light. We already knew that Dev Patel was a talented actor with tons of charisma, but now that we’ve seen Monkey Man—which he directed, co-wrote, and stars in—it’s apparent that his talents go far beyond his screen presence. His India-set revenge thriller is a triumph of vision that establishes him not only as a compelling leading man and action star, but as a filmmaker to watch. It got... Read this story
