Ip Man

Rating: 8.0/10

Genre: Action

Overall value for money and time: 8.4/10

A well-off martial arts master is forced to live a life of poverty when the Japanese invaded China back in the olden days. Based on the life story of Ip Man, the celebrated Kung Fu master of Bruce Lee (as the poster advertises), the movie shows his struggles for a better life for his family, and the battle of dignity for his countrymen. Many have compared this movie with Huo Yuan Jia, starring Jet Li as the martial arts master, and have claimed Ip Man to be superior. However, I felt the former had a better ending than Ip Man. Ip Man is literally invincible in this movie, and though the action sequences are highly applaudable, you would always know the outcome of any battles. The last duel between Ip Man and the Japanese general ended a little too quickly. There wasn't much to gasp about. Instead, one of the fighting scenes in the midst of the movie was the highlight of the movie. To sum it up, this movie is one of the best martial arts movie in the history of chinese movie making, though has what felt like Twilight Zone's backdrop settings and fairly redundant characters in the movie, this is a movie certainly not to be missed!