A young man takes part in illicit cage fighting, and works his way into a job at a brothel. This is all with a view to revenge.
Dev Patel, lead actor, creator of story, co-writer of screenplay, co-producer, and first-time director, makes a fair job of this revenge-based action thriller. Sometimes the visual flourishes sacrifice storytelling clarity in favour of flash and style, but not too much.
It all gets a bit John Wick towards the end, and I don't mean that in a good way. I know there are those who think Mr Protagonist polishing off a never-ending series of faceless adversaries is wonderful: I'm one of those who thinks that the longer it goes on, the more ludicrous it gets. And there's a touch of that here.
But, on the whole, not bad. His next film will be worth looking forward to.
Dev Patel, lead actor, creator of story, co-writer of screenplay, co-producer, and first-time director, makes a fair job of this revenge-based action thriller. Sometimes the visual flourishes sacrifice storytelling clarity in favour of flash and style, but not too much.
It all gets a bit John Wick towards the end, and I don't mean that in a good way. I know there are those who think Mr Protagonist polishing off a never-ending series of faceless adversaries is wonderful: I'm one of those who thinks that the longer it goes on, the more ludicrous it gets. And there's a touch of that here.
But, on the whole, not bad. His next film will be worth looking forward to.