Monkey Man
Taste attributes: actionthrillercrimefastunsavouryimaginarylinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy
"One small ember can burn down everything."
Boxlist takeExpect a very fast, low-key thriller, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like easy over intense.
Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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Synopsis
Kid is an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2024
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Bron Studios
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
