Action · Drama
The Grandmaster
In Martial Arts there is no right or wrong, only the last man standing.
The fall of China's last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war, is the golden age of Chinese martial arts. Legendary kung fu master Ip Man, who will eventually train Bruce Lee, finds his peaceful life interrupted by vengeance.
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Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Ip Man
Zhang Ziyi
Gong Er
Chang Chen
Razor
Zhao Benshan
Ding Lianshan
Xiao Shenyang
San Jiang Shui
Song Hye-kyo
Zhang Yongcheng
Wang Qingxiang
Master Gong Yutian
Max Zhang
Ma San
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Sil-Metropole Organisation
Annapurna Pictures
Block 2 Pictures
Jet Tone ProductionReviews
CinemaSerf
7/105/9/2024
I'm a fan of Wong Kar-Wai's films but I reckon that I still prefer Wilson Yip's 2008 version of the Ip Man story. Set amidst the turbulent times in China that saw the end of the rule of Manchu dynasty, the embryonic republic established and then the Japanese invasion, we meet a man (Tony Leung) who lives peacefully in the small town of Foshan until he meets Wing Chun grand master Gong Yutian (Qingxiang Wang) who is looking for a successor. That is the beginning of a journey that will see him become a grand master of the martial art himself, whilst meeting, marrying and surviving! It's a superb looking film but for me just a little too over-stylised. The combat scenes are creatively choreographed but the use of the slowed-down visual effects didn't always work. Leung and the director are cl
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