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Ip Man: The Final Fight
Set in 1950 Hong Kong, After World War II legendary Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man is reluctantly called into action once more. What was a simple challenge from rival kung fu styles soon drew him into the dark and dangerous underworld of the Triads. Now, to defend life and honour, he has no choice but to fight one last time
5 August 1975, Hong Kong
12 September 1948, Shaxi, Zhonghsan, Guangdong Province, China
25 February 1965
8 July 1967, Hong Kong
4 September 1971, Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
21 January 1981, Hong Kong
9 January 1980, Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
November 14, 2013
It's admirable that Ip Man: The Final Fight takes a different approach to the character than the other Ip Man films out there, but it lacks the excitement that made Ip Man and Ip Man 2 so entertaining.September 19, 2013
Ip Man was a notable martial arts instructor, he was not a saint. Perhaps someday, somebody will make an accurate film about the man. Meanwhile, we have these kung fu pseudo-biopics to entertain us.September 19, 2013
Soap opera, set-bound and unexceptionally written and directed.September 19, 2013
The action choreography eschews the slow-motion, wire-assisted grace of Yuen Woo Ping's in "The Grandmaster," but does a solid job of crisply and clearly showcasing a few epic brawls.September 19, 2013
The overall sense is of a rushed, simplistic installment in a well-worn biography franchise.September 19, 2013
Seriously, if not always elegantly, the film portrays the great Ip Man as someone trying to survive, which is to say just as often a victim as a victor.September 19, 2013
The Final Fight plays out like a collection of greatest-hits vignettes barely connected to one another.September 19, 2013
The naturalism of Wong's performance is undercut ... by Yau's use of phony-looking sets, sterile CGI and flashy aerial shots.October 29, 2013
More a frequently elegant drama than an outright action movie.September 16, 2013
The soul of this movie is really in its tireless references to the historical and social conditions of 1950s and 60s Hong Kong, whose street views are recreated in vibrant, saturated colours.September 20, 2013
This is a rare case where, if a film had been livelier and less traditional and "respectful," its lead performance might have seemed less special.September 19, 2013
Cut off from his home and family in China, martial-arts teacher Ip Man tries to adapt to life in Hong Kong. Intriguing if reverential account of an icon's final years.