Ip Man 3
Well Go USA Entertainment | Release Date: January 22, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
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Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonJan 22, 2016
Ip Man 3 also sneaks in welcome moments of mushy romantic sweetness between Master Ip and his wife, Cheung Wing-sing (Lynn Hung). Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayJan 20, 2016
As it happens, the weakest part of Ip Man 3 is its run-of-the-mill, almost juvenile potboiler plot. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenJan 21, 2016
Ip Man 3, set in Hong Kong circa 1959, combines the customary, inventively choreographed action with an unexpected emotional depth, proving as hard to resist as its entertaining predecessors. Read full review
70
Village VoiceSimon AbramsJan 19, 2016
Stone-faced martial-arts star Donnie Yen does a lot with a little in wuxia weepy Ip Man 3, the rare kung fu film whose sentimental dialogue scenes are just as good as its stripped-down action sequences. Read full review
63
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenJan 23, 2016
[Ip Man] is the calm at the center of a storm of kung-fu combat sequences, and Yen plays him with grace and serenity. Read full review
63
Washington PostMark JenkinsJan 21, 2016
Ip Man 3 credibly conjures the period with soundstage sets, rock-and-roll oldies and slicked-back hair. But director Winston Yip shows less concern for authenticity in Ip’s antagonists. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawJan 21, 2016
Unassuming, likable entertainment. Read full review
60
Screen DailyJames MarshDec 21, 2015
This time, celebrated action director Yuen Wo-ping, taking over from Sammo Hung, ensures the film’s fight sequences remain the film’s primary focus, although the overall tone is smaller and quieter, reflecting both the personal drama Ip Man encounters and Donnie Yen’s own encroaching retirement from kung-fu cinema. Read full review
50
VarietyMaggie LeeJan 29, 2016
Less offensively nationalistic than the second installment but falling short of the glowing humanity, genial Cantonese humor and visual flair of the first, the pic is somewhat tarnished by its pedestrian plot and limp characterization. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniJan 22, 2016
For all its grand promises, Ip Man 3 teeters uneasily among B-movie clichés. Read full review
50
The New York TimesAndy WebsterJan 21, 2016
Despite Mr. Yen’s impressive physical virtuosity, his stoic, often humorless presence tends to neutralize the emotional temperature. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTom RussoJan 21, 2016
Returning director Wilson Yip commits to this tone too late, getting lost in tangential conflict and stunt casting — in this corner, Mike Tyson! — at the expense of the drama and even the action. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovJan 20, 2016
In the end, Ip Man 3 doesn’t quite rise to the dizzying heights of the first two films, but then again, this will almost certainly be your only chance to see Mike Tyson go up against Donnie Yen. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineSam C. MacJan 19, 2016
Donnie Yen's performance is so good that it's a shame Wilson Yip's films have never strived to be more than briskly entertaining hagiography. Read full review
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