Day 17 - Ip Man:The Final Fight (Chinese)

"In 1949, Ip Man, who has been suffering from chronic gastric problems, travels alone to Hong Kong to seek new means of livelihood. He starts by teaching Wing Chun on the rooftop of a building which houses a hotel staff's general association. He meets and accepts many new students, including Tang Shing, Leung Sheung, Lee King and Chan Sei-mui. During that period of time, Ip Man's wife, Cheung Wing-sing, also comes to Hong Kong to join her husband, but returns to Foshan shortly after because life in Hong Kong is hard. The couple never saw each other again."

Before I start I would like to say that I'm a fan of Anthony Wong.

This film shows a more realistic side of Ip Man's later life in Hong Kong. It is a good thing that Anthony Wong was chosen to play the older Ip Man since it needed a more serious actor but the film lacked the energy the first two films had. I was excited by the actions scenes in Ip Man and Ip Man 2 but these films fall short in compassion. Donnie Yen is a professional martial artist while Anthony Wong is not, though Anthony Wong brought a more serious and dramatic energy than Donnie did. But the director really messed up as he was onto something with the first two films and then sizzled out on the final film.
 Don't take me wrong it is a good film still, I just wished it had the same impact (in the fighting scenes) as the first two. I would suggest any martial arts fan to watch this film, you will learn a lot more about martial arts and Ip Man.

Funny note: Anthony Wong was offered the role while he was drunk, he said "yes" then regretted it in the morning until he read the script.

3/5

Cast

Anthony Wong as Ip Man (also starred in The Secret, The Four, A Beautiful Life)

Eric Tsang as Ng Chung (also starred in Kung Fu Dunk, Mob Sister)

 

 

 

 

Gillian Chung (also starred in Nightmare, House of Fury, Just one Look)