Ip Man 2
Well Go | Release Date: January 28, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Portland OregonianShawn LevyJan 27, 2011
An energetic, witty and altogether well-built martial arts drama that is familiar in many ways but distinguished by its high level of craft, its sincere sentiment and drama, and the forceful charisma of its star, Donnie Yen. Read full review
80
The New York TimesManohla DargisJan 27, 2011
Choreographed by the film martial-arts veteran Sammo Hung, the fights are spectacularly designed and performed, relying more on muscle and skill than wirework. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertMar 4, 2011
A reminder of the pleasure of classic martial-arts films in which skilled athletes performed many of their own stunts. Read full review
70
SalonAndrew O'HehirFeb 3, 2011
Nearly as enjoyable as the original. Its not-so-secret weapon is the poised, calm performance of Yen, who somehow manages to play Ip as both character and archetype. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenJan 27, 2011
More slick mainland melodrama than rough-and-ready chop-socky picture, Ip Man 2 often finds itself struggling to reconcile those conflicting impulses between drizzly emotional moments and slap-happy frenzy. Read full review
70
Village VoiceNick SchagerJan 25, 2011
A redundant if nonetheless occasionally thrilling follow-up bolstered by star Donnie Yen's precision combat skills. Read full review
70
Boxoffice MagazineWade MajorJan 22, 2011
A superbly well-crafted film, faithful to its cultural and cinematic heritage, and easily one of the most enjoyable entertainments of a still nascent 2011 post-holiday season. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterMaggie LeeJan 22, 2011
Compared to his stellar hit "Ip Man" - a biopic on the Wing Chun master who tutored Bruce Lee - Wilson Yip's more lavishly produced sequel Ip Man 2 is a fistful of hits and misses. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovJan 28, 2011
If you're searching for pure, unadulterated fisticuffs joy, you could do far worse than Ip Man 2. Read full review
63
New York PostV.A. MusettoJan 28, 2011
The piéce de résistance is a "Rocky"-ish battle between bare-fisted Ip (Donnie Yen) and a racist Brit who uses boxing gloves and goes by the name Twister. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierJan 28, 2011
With action this strong, the script just needs to be serviceable - and that's exactly what it is. Read full review
60
Time OutAndrew SchenkerJan 25, 2011
Yip's chop-socky sequel does manage to up the (admittedly modest) ante of the original. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleAmy BiancolliJan 27, 2011
If the movie packs a weaker punch than the original, it has less to do with the action sequences than the script (by Edmond Wong, son of Raymond, who wrote the first), a flimsy affair with subpar villains. Read full review
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