IP MAN 3 is the belated final instalment of the true story trilogy. It features the famous Wing Chun proponent and his wife in their later years, living quiet lives in Hong Kong until a ruthless property developer earmarks their son's school for demolition, at which point Ip Man steps into the fray to sort things out.
This third movie isn't as good as the two predecessors, but that's not to say it's not entertaining. In fact, it's very entertaining indeed, and filled with the kind of expertly-choreographed action (thanks, Yuen Woo-ping!) that made the first two films so good in the first place. Donnie Yen returns to the role he made his own and once again plays it restrained to great effect.
IP MAN 3 isn't perfect by any means. There's a little too much family background stuff, including a sub-plot that all but dominates the last quarter of the movie, making it slow when it should be exciting. I can understand its importance, but it feels out of place in what is in all other respects a straightforward fight flick. Still, there's so much great action elsewhere that it's hard to complain, and the spectacle of seeing Yen going up against Mike Tyson is impossible to resist.
This third movie isn't as good as the two predecessors, but that's not to say it's not entertaining. In fact, it's very entertaining indeed, and filled with the kind of expertly-choreographed action (thanks, Yuen Woo-ping!) that made the first two films so good in the first place. Donnie Yen returns to the role he made his own and once again plays it restrained to great effect.
IP MAN 3 isn't perfect by any means. There's a little too much family background stuff, including a sub-plot that all but dominates the last quarter of the movie, making it slow when it should be exciting. I can understand its importance, but it feels out of place in what is in all other respects a straightforward fight flick. Still, there's so much great action elsewhere that it's hard to complain, and the spectacle of seeing Yen going up against Mike Tyson is impossible to resist.