Less offensively nationalistic than the second installment but falling short of the glowing humanity, genial Cantonese humor and visual flair of the first, the pic is somewhat tarnished by its pedestrian plot and limp characterization.
Ip Man 3
The legend continues, the grandmaster returns.
2015 · 1h 45m · PG-13 Action, Drama, History
Overview
When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over the city, Master Ip is forced to take a stand.
Director and cast
- Donnie Yen as Ip Man
- Max Zhang as Cheung Tin-Chi
- Lynn Hung Doi-Lam as Cheung Wing-Sing
- Patrick Tam Yiu-Man as Ma King-Sang
- Mike Tyson as Frank
- Karena Ng Chin-Yu as Miss Wong
- Kent Cheng Jak-Si as Detective Po
- Bryan Leung Kar-Yan as Tin Ngo-San
- Louis Cheung as Tsui Lik
- Danny Chan Kwok-Kwan as Bruce Lee
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Yen is appealing, the story moves right along, and the martial arts sequences are (to my untrained eye) impressive. In short, a good enough conclusion to the Ip Man saga.
"Ip Man 3" is pretty much what you'd expect, but there's something extra special about an action movie that ends not on a moment of triumph but one of introspection.
The plot of the film is pretty silly, but it functions largely as a fight-delivery system, and on that level it's relatively successful.
Early in "Ip Man 3," Yip is visited by a young Bruce Lee, and Yip decides he's not ready for training. But if it led to an "Ip Man 4," who'd complain?
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