I felt the movie was too forced and artificial in many cases, especially the scenes with Tyson. This is entirely because of Tyson's poor acting ability and the mix of English/Chinese dialogues.
The franchise has gone Hollywood in the sense that it no longer resembles the factual history of Yip Man himself. The first and second did a much better job with respect to the time period and the economic hardship of its time. Having said that it is still a movie to enjoy because Donnie Yen is fantastic as Yip Man and it joy to watch fight.
The limited introduction of Bruce Lee is an odd bag. The timing is just wrong for his age. He began his apprentice under Yip in 1957. Yip would have been 64 years old, which is rightly so. Remember Bruce have come to American and attended school. He is still young but not that young. The actor that plays him looks very much like Bruce. Makes me miss Bruce all that much more actually. I believe he has played Bruce in another Chinese movie a while back as well, hence the part.
Since the movie is not an actual telling of the story it goes without saying that the romance between him and his wife is mostly made up. This artificial injection does not appeal to me at all. I rather have the story of the hardship and the struggles that Yip went through including the abandonment of his wife. The Grandmaster played by Tony Leung is a more accurate telling of his marriage.
This franchise series also does not include Yip's eventual career as a police officer until his late years, nor does it include his exit from practicing and teaching except, of course, until Bruce Lee.
I best end it here with the fictional dramatization. It is a movie made for the mainstream rather then a documentary. Lastly it is a good movie just for the fight scenes, especially the one at the end. Enjoy.
The franchise has gone Hollywood in the sense that it no longer resembles the factual history of Yip Man himself. The first and second did a much better job with respect to the time period and the economic hardship of its time. Having said that it is still a movie to enjoy because Donnie Yen is fantastic as Yip Man and it joy to watch fight.
The limited introduction of Bruce Lee is an odd bag. The timing is just wrong for his age. He began his apprentice under Yip in 1957. Yip would have been 64 years old, which is rightly so. Remember Bruce have come to American and attended school. He is still young but not that young. The actor that plays him looks very much like Bruce. Makes me miss Bruce all that much more actually. I believe he has played Bruce in another Chinese movie a while back as well, hence the part.
Since the movie is not an actual telling of the story it goes without saying that the romance between him and his wife is mostly made up. This artificial injection does not appeal to me at all. I rather have the story of the hardship and the struggles that Yip went through including the abandonment of his wife. The Grandmaster played by Tony Leung is a more accurate telling of his marriage.
This franchise series also does not include Yip's eventual career as a police officer until his late years, nor does it include his exit from practicing and teaching except, of course, until Bruce Lee.
I best end it here with the fictional dramatization. It is a movie made for the mainstream rather then a documentary. Lastly it is a good movie just for the fight scenes, especially the one at the end. Enjoy.