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‘Monkey Man’: Dev Patel Reinvents Himself as John WIck

Dev Patel creates for himself a part Bruce Lee, part John Wick character clearly intended to smash his former nice-guy typecasting with a sledge hammer.
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‘Monkey Man’: Dev Patel Reinvents Himself as John WIck
Dev Patel as Kid, looking particularly John Wick-ish, in "Monkey Man," a film the actor also directed. Universal Pictures
Mark Jackson
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R | 2h 1m | Action, Thriller | April 5, 2024

Dev Patel is well known in movies by now as Jamal, the sweet-faced hero of “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008), and the eager-to-please, boyish, Sonny Kapoor in “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” films.
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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