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Monkey Man

Directed by Dev Patel

Nationwide, 16; rating: ***

Slumdog Millionaire actor Dev Patel makes his feature debut as co-writer, producer and director in Monkey Man, a jarringly violent, breathlessly kinetic action epic. Built around a bloody revenger’s tale, the story compels us from the fetid slums and back alleys of a teeming city in India to the airy penthouses of the rich.

Readily influenced by everything from The Matrix to Kill Bill by ...