Review of The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010) by Akash Y — 23 May 2012

Without Donnie Yen this didn't scale well like previous two.

This review of The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010) was written by Akash Y on 23 May 2012.

The Legend Is Born: Ip Man has generally received positive reviews.

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