Review of Ip Man (2008) by Kenneth A — 14 Apr 2011

Awesome action movie. Donnie Yen is awesome as usaul. Fight scenes are fast and exciting. Subtitles are a little rough.

This review of Ip Man (2008) was written by Kenneth A on 14 Apr 2011.

Ip Man has generally received very positive reviews.

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