Ip Man

Well Go | Release Date: October 1, 2010

8.2	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 174 Ratings

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nutterjrMar 21, 2011

Aesthetically pleasing but with the storyline that boardlines on boring, all is forgotten looking at the remarkable and masterful fights scenes choreographed by Sammo Hung.

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HalfwelshmanDec 29, 2011

Ip Man is mainly worth watching for the flawless fight choreography by Sammo Hung. It's creative and entertaining, and executed well by Donnie Yen playing Master Ip Man, as well as all the actors and martial artists he fights over the courseIp Man is mainly worth watching for the flawless fight choreography by Sammo Hung. It's creative and entertaining, and executed well by Donnie Yen playing Master Ip Man, as well as all the actors and martial artists he fights over the course of the film. Taken purely as entertainment, the film works extremely well, but after a promising and dramatic set up, it threatens to descend into tedium. In the second half, the film becomes more about spectacle than story - it's just one set-piece after another with little in terms of emotional drive to connect them, and the film only remains relatively decent because of the charisma of Yen. You have to take the events of the film (supposedly based on the real life of Bruce Lee's master) with a pinch of salt - the filmmakers have clearly used artistic license to make the story as action-packed as possible, and in some ways that is a shame. A deeper, more thoughtful look at the life of this extraordinary man would have been just as entertaining. As martial arts spectacle, Ip Man is among the best releases of the past few years, but as genuine drama, it's a little shallow.… Expand

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Solarus10Jul 4, 2012

The movie has excellent action, but boring characters and an overpowered protagonist. I think he gets hit under 10 times in the entire movie. It was fun to watch at first, but eventually even the action grew stale

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YorkManFeb 20, 2016

Wilson Yip's 'Ip Man' isn't the masterpiece a lot of people on this site think it is. It's not bad, but definitely not 'the best martial arts film ever', and other such nonsense.

Donnie Yen is good as always, balancing the dramatic withWilson Yip's 'Ip Man' isn't the masterpiece a lot of people on this site think it is. It's not bad, but definitely not 'the best martial arts film ever', and other such nonsense.

Donnie Yen is good as always, balancing the dramatic with the physical. The rest of the main cast are also very good....
All except Lynn Hung, who plays Man's wife Cheung Wing Sing. Every scene she's in she's just whining and moaning about something, it's like her entire character arc is based on the notion of being the 'unlikable' one in the film... It's very grating!

The Direction of the film is pretty basic, nothing really special in it at all. Production values are exactly what you'd expect for a mid-budget martial arts film made in 2008.

The musical score is very 'by the numbers', a bit of a crescendo here... A bit of dramatic music there.... Sombre music when it's needed....

The only outstanding things in the film are the fight scenes. Sammo Hung worked as the action director, and choreographed some of the best Wing Chun action put on screen. Hung is well known for being a close associate of Bruce Lee (who was a student of Yip Man), and Hung does a brilliant job of putting the ferocity and speed of this very effective (but particularly vicious and brutal) kung fu style on film

However, everything outside the martial conflicts is very slow paced and mundane. It's like a porn film, where you fast forward the bits where the plumber checks out the pipes, to get to the actual 'interesting' bits!

The storyline is predictable, and doesn't really conform to the actual life story of Yip Man anyway. I understand that there needs to be a little artistic license.... But if you're going to make stuff up, don't just make the fight scenes exciting, add some intensity and real drama to the story and the narrative.

Overall, it's a watch it in its entirety once kind of film. After that you can just go online and look up the fight scenes on YouTube!… Expand

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EpicLadySpongeApr 28, 2016

Energetic and generic, but doesn't make the fact that Ip Man can live up an "Oh", an "Ah", and a "Yay!" like enjoying the movie itself. Give this one a shot.

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BroyaxAug 7, 2017

Une biographie romancée du Maître d'un certain Bruce Lee, le Maître expert dans cette "boxe du sud" appelée Wing Chun que se fait une joie de restituer à l'écran le très posé et humble Donnie Yen décidément très à l'aise dans sonUne biographie romancée du Maître d'un certain Bruce Lee, le Maître expert dans cette "boxe du sud" appelée Wing Chun que se fait une joie de restituer à l'écran le très posé et humble Donnie Yen décidément très à l'aise dans son interprétation d'une belle sobriété.

La première partie du film penche volontiers du côté de la comédie, la seconde est nettement plus sombre puisqu'elle se déroule lors de l'invasion japonaise. Il est alors à regretter une désaturation des couleurs qui va presque jusqu'au sépia de temps à autre, un choix pas très heureux à dire vrai. En tout cas, que les combats soient plus "légers" ou deviennent par la suite beaucoup plus brutaux n'enlève rien à la chorégraphie soignée et spectaculaire de l'ensemble.

La réalisation est d'assez bonne facture malgré des ralentis trop rares ; de nombreux plans sont judicieusement choisis mais le montage aurait mérité plus de soin et d'attention. Nous suivons les difficultés du grand Maître en ces temps difficiles qui ne sont pas sans rappeler ce que l'on a déjà vu dans nombre de films d'arts martiaux chinois... rien de vraiment nouveau sous la botte du soleil levant à part les clichés habituels (dont le Kung fu contre le Karaté !).

Distrayant et plutôt convaincant, Ip Man souffre par ailleurs de quelques longueurs (et de ses clichés) et ne s'avère en fin de compte pas aussi brillant que le défunt Maître qu'il est censé honorer.… Expand

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