Ip man is one of the better martial arts movies I have ever seen. I saw this film based on a recommendation and
with no prior knowledge as to what the movie is about. I only knew I haven’t seen a good martial
arts movie in a long time and was craving to see one. And Ip Man satisfied!
Ip man is loosely based on the life of Yip Man, a
grandmaster of the martial art ,Wing Chun, and the real life mentor of Bruce
Lee. We follow Ip Man, who is wonderfully played by Chinese
martial artist Donnie Yen (Hero, 2002), through various life events that
culminates in pre-World War II China during Japanese occupation.
This modern 2008 film satisfies like a classic, old
fashioned martial arts movie. I also love
the Chinese martial arts versus Japanese martial arts sub-theme. The costumes and settings make it an
authentic period piece. Donnie Yen
convincingly portrays the grand-master with calm and charisma. This movie provides plenty dazzling action
sequences without giving up the character driven story line. 7 Octo Arms out of 8!
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