Review of Ip Man 3 (2015) by Christopher H — 02 May 2016
Wow this was bad - I mean really, really bad. The few fight scenes did not make the extreme jingoism and repeated racism embedded in trite pathos worthwhile. Thoroughly enjoyed #1, and a fan of both Yen and Hung.
But the director should be shot. Their performances were so childish and over-the-top it was as if they couldn't bring themselves to mouth the CCP's new party lines the script demanded of them.
Ms. Hung's voice was annoying at every turn. Yen's character was hypocritical in the extreme, teaching his son racism while claiming to care about integrity and people. Watch the old, hilariously-translated Hong Kong Kung Fu movies from the 70s - those are worth seeing.
This is not, it basically ruined the whole franchise for me. Ugh.
This review of Ip Man 3 (2015) was written by Christopher H on 02 May 2016.
Ip Man 3 has generally received positive reviews.
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