It’s all quite conventional... and nonetheless rousing. Yen, a master martial artist who learned Wing Chun for the role, is a model of martial grace and physical control...

| Aug 19, 2023

“Ip Man” is a truly great film, a masterpiece of the genre, and a true classic of HK cinema.

| Original Score: 7.5/10 | Jul 24, 2022

A superbly action-oriented kung fu epic.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 28, 2020

I am finally aboard the Donnie Yen train, and Ip Man punched [my] ticket.

| Apr 9, 2020

Excellent martial arts biopic on man who trained Bruce Lee.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 12, 2018

A period piece filmed on obvious but eye-pleasing studio sets with wall-to-wall kung fu and a simplistic, philosophical message.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 28, 2010

An explosive exercise in bare-knuckled myth-biography.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 7, 2010

It remains an inexplicable, contextless bit of kung fu historicosploitation -- albeit a very satisfying one.

| Oct 6, 2010

Not only is it one of the most entertaining and exciting movies out of Hong Kong for many years; Ip Man is a bona fide martial arts classic.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 3, 2010

A dazzling, exhilarating, refreshingly character-driven and thoroughly captivating experience that must be seen on the big screen. It's unlike any martial arts film you've seen before.

| Original Score: 8.67/10 | Oct 2, 2010

Wilson Yip has crafted a gripping, rousing, beautifully structured yarn, built around a calm but charismatic star performance by Donnie Yen and magnificent action sequences choreographed by the legendary Sammo Hung.

Full Review | Oct 1, 2010

First-rate martial-arts film about Bruce Lee's real-life teacher.

| Oct 1, 2010

The fanboys and girls won't notice such failings amid the displays of wing chun kung fu--the extras and body doubles do some truly impressive acrobatics--and those with a taste for big historical tearjerkers will be happy as well.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 1, 2010

If you're looking for great action scenes, you've found them. But if you desire more than eye candy, such as character and plot development and historical accuracy, you'll have to look elsewhere.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 1, 2010

As an exaggerated, myth-making martial-arts movie, Ip Man is often thrilling.

| Original Score: B | Sep 30, 2010

Yen's handful of duels do delight; it's everything surrounding them that feels tired and trite.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 29, 2010

Legend trumps fact in Ip Man, a kickass fictionalized biopic of the titular grandmaster of Wing Chun martial arts and mentor to Bruce Lee.

| Sep 28, 2010

The astonishing fight scenes are some of the most exciting ever filmed in a martial arts movie that raises the bar for the genre. For any martial arts fan, "Ip Man" is mandatory viewing.

| Original Score: A | Sep 21, 2010

The movie is clearly hagiographic, but this aspect and its general function as a martial arts movie are supported greatly by Yen.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Aug 9, 2010

First and foremost, Ip Man is an excuse for Yen to demonstrate his newfound mastery of the Wing Chun style. On that front, the film succeeds brilliantly.

| Original Score: 50/100 | Jun 27, 2010