Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster (2010)
Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 26
Fresh: 24 | Rotten: 2
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Average Rating: 6.1/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 1
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International megastar Donnie Yen reprises his iconic role as the real-life kung fu grandmaster Ip Man in this martial arts spectacular. After escaping the Japanese occupation of his hometown of Fo Shan, China, Ip Man and his family have arrived in Hong Kong, which is living under the iron fist of British colonial rule. Ip wants to support his family by opening up a martial arts academy to teach his unique Wing Chun style. But a corrupt cabal of Hong Kong martial arts masters, led by Hung
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Donnie Yen
Ip Man -
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Hung Chun-nam -
Fan Siu-Wong
Jin Shanzhao, Kam Shan-... -
Xiong Dailin
Cheung Wing-sing -
Darren Shahlavi
Taylor "The Twister" Mi... -
Lynn Hung
Cheung Wing-Sing -
Xiaoming Huang
Wong Leung -
Kent Cheng
Fatso -
Pierre Ngo
Leung Kan -
To Yue-hong
Chang Wei-kei -
Li Chak
Ip Chun -
Charles Mayer
Wallace -
Simon Yam
Chow Ching-chuen -
Jiang Daiyan
Bruce Lee -
Lam Hak-Ming
Master Lam -
Lo Mang
Master Law -
Calvin Chang
Chow Kong-yiu -
Fung Hak-On
Master Cheng -
Brian Thomas Burrell
Emcee -
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Calvin Cheng Ka-Sing
Chow Kong-yiu -
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One of the highest-grossing films in Hong Kong history, but it doesn't add much to the crowded history of martial-arts movies.
Top Critic"Ip Man 2" has eye candy to spare. But it is lacking in formalities such as character development and plot coherence, and the stereotyped Brits are straight out of central casting.
Director Wilson Yip keeps the movie moving as fast as the whiplash action.
The film's fight choreography is again handled by the legendary Sammo Hung - he also now has a supporting role and incredibly shot his own fight scenes while recuperating from heart surgery - and that alone makes the film worth checking out.
"Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grand Master" is distinguished by a string of stylishly choreographed martial-arts combat scenes, though barely serviceable in its storytelling.
A redundant if nonetheless occasionally thrilling follow-up bolstered by star Donnie Yen's precision combat skills.
It's a second installment of a film bio of Ip Man, and it's pretty much made-up nonsense, but few will care, as it's also great fun.
The movie is simply an entertaining second chance to see more of this man of character in action.
Ip Man 2 is frankly one of the very best Hong Kong/martial arts movies I've seen in years.
Despite this slackening of narrative urgency, Wilson Yip has duplicated the flawed approach of the earlier movie with striking exactitude.
When Donnie Yen is up there defying gravity and seemingly breaking the sound barrier with his fists, a lot is forgiven.
While the film as a whole is a graceful, yet lethal, dig at chauvinism as well as imperialism, that is no impediment to it also being both an engrossing drama and a dynamic martial-arts flick
Viscerally exhilarating and thrilling in its brilliantly-choreographed fight sequences, but less engaging during its contrived moments of drama.
Bruce Lee lives! (Or at least his mentor does.)
Doesn't quite touch the laurels of its predecessor, but the weaker, unoriginal storyline is forgivable in light of how entertaining Ip Man 2 is and its maintenance of the original's high standard of excellent martial arts action.
The most amazing special effect in any Donnie Yen movie will always be Donnie Yen.
You're never at a loss to figure out who is fighting who, as in so many Western actioners these days, and Yen is the very model of simmering understatement.
Announced before the first Ip Man was in general release, this smart, equally-enthralling sequel to the hit 2008 film looks to do even better U.S. business than its predecessor.
It's terrifically entertaining -- up to and including a swell gag in the closing moments.
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Foreign Titles
- Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster (Yip Man 2: Chung si chuen kei) (DE)
- Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster (Yip Man 2: Chung si chuen kei) (UK)
