Review of The Grandmaster (2013) by Daniel V — 15 Mar 2017
I don't know what the trimmed down American version(22 minutes shorter) looks like but the 130 minute Original is a beautiful epic. The cinematography was good enough to get nominated for an Oscar and it deserves it.
It's hard to be beat Donnie Yen as the master of Wing Chun from the IP MAN trilogy but Tony Leung is one of the world's finest actors and he shows it hear. Ziyi Zhang has really being doing nothing but good since she burst onto the International scene 17 years ago in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
And she keeps getting better! This is more her character, Gong Er's story than Ip Man's. It can be slow at times but it's so pretty to look at, you forgive the slower pacing.
This review of The Grandmaster (2013) was written by Daniel V on 15 Mar 2017.
The Grandmaster has generally received positive reviews.
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