Donnie Yen returns once again to the Ip Man series as Wing Chun grandmaster Yip Man for this semi-biographical martial arts film. Also stars Mike Tyson - yes, the boxer. Set in 1959 when the titular grandmaster is settling into his low-profile life in Hong Kong after decades of struggle against feuding rivals and then Japanese oppressors during World War II (as seen in parts one and two)...
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I’d probably consider seeing the first Ip Man movie in a packed, positively buzzing theatre back in 2008 one of the most memorable movie-going experiences of my adult life so far. For martial arts fans, Wilson Yip’s film, a historical biopic about the Wing Chun pioneer of the title - Bruce Lee’s mentor - was a slam-dunk, showcasing Donnie Yen’s bone-crunching talents at their peak, and Sammo Hung’s choreography at its most breathtaking.
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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.
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Typically nippy fight choreography by Yuen Woo-ping adds spice, while a punch-up which begins in a lift proves a slick highlight to an otherwise uneven film.
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Veering away from the series' breast-beating jingoism, Ip Man 3 trades the crowd-pleasing intensity of its predecessors for a more introspective portrait of its central character.
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Yen and Yip have managed to wring a serviceable film out of a pedestrian plot riddled with erroneous period details.
Full reviewIp Man 3 is available to stream in New Zealand now on Netflix and Apple TV and Academy On Demand.
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