The Ip Man films
have a working formula that they stick to. They have two concurrent stories
running together, and Ip Man has to find a way to manage things so that his own
life doesn’t get messed up in all that’s happening.
I may prefer
this movie to the second, but it’s worth noting that Mike Tyson is not meant to
be an actor. Other than Tyson’s bad acting, the movie had the same soulful
action and fun martial arts choreography that made the first and second films
masterful.
The other
supporting actors lived up to their pay; it was just Tyson who disappointed.
The only fun thing I enjoyed from him was when he had to go up against Ip Man
in a three-minute fight. Tyson is known for finishing opponents in the ring in
the first round.
The movie has
amazing fight scenes, and the story is not as tightly wound as you would expect
it to be, but it does enough to guide the viewer to the fights and the internal
battles that Ip Man was facing. Do note that these movies are not trying to
replicate the real-life story of Ip Man, so the stories in the movies are
fictional.
In this film, Ip
Man has become a success in Hong Kong. He’s popular and filling the place of
Hung (who died in the second film). We get to see a new man come into play:
Tin-Chi, a fighter who is also very good at Wing Chun Kung Fu.
It’s here that
Ip Man gets involved, and this becomes a distraction to his life. His
priorities are now divided between his family, his students, and his role as a
leader in the community.
Frank wasn’t
playing around either. He wanted the school and was ready to do anything to get
it. It was these actions that crossed Ip Man the wrong way, and he had to face
him.
On the other end
of the stick is Tin-Chi. He wanted to be rich and popular like Ip Man, so he
had the task of getting Ip Man to face him so he could show everyone that he
was better than him. That was an uphill task for Tin-Chi because, as we know
from the films, Ip Man doesn’t think fighting is the best way to sort out
issues.
The success of
this movie led to the production of what is seen as the
final movie in the Ip Man series starring Donnie Yen.
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