Monkey Man has dazzling fight sequences, an unremittingly dark tone, and a mesmeric central performance: entry level action it may be, but it’s difficult to be too grouchy with something with so much bravado and grit.

For what it is, it's quite effective and Patel is a credible action hero.

Over-the-top violence is rarely this much fun. First time directors are rarely this skillful.

‘Monkey Man’ may not quite reinvent the action thriller as its director and star aspires to, but it certainly reinvents Dev Patel as a filmmaker to keep watching.