Review of Ip Man (2008) by Kieran L — 24 Jun 2012
Interesting, albeit largely fictionalized, biopic of Ip Man, the Wing Chun grand master who taught Bruce Lee, as portrayed in the context of the Japanese occupation of China. The latter serves more as the subject than the master himself in this particular take on the Ip Man legend given that he actually left Foshan during the conflict after refusing to train the Japanese army.
The film also works well as a marshall arts entertainment. Donnie Yen is a competent artist and the fight scenes are well choreographed by the legendary Sammo Hung.
This review of Ip Man (2008) was written by Kieran L on 24 Jun 2012.
Ip Man has generally received very positive reviews.
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