... engaging and entertaining and Yen’s stillness and restraint amidst the action give Ip Man innate quiet dignity and humility.

| Aug 19, 2023

Ip Man 4: The Finale was no doubt both moving and a fitting end to one of Hong Kong cinema's most iconic franchises of the modern generation.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 6, 2021

It lacks the strength of its predecessors, and immediately turns into a dull exercise of martial arts, wooden characters, and racial prejudices. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 5/10 | Jan 24, 2021

And while the action remains flawlessly slick and polished as ever with Yen in his quick-fisted, fighting element, this was one fight too many.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 3, 2020

Ip Man 4: The Finale has its flaws, but it does bring a satisfying conclusion to this epic saga.

| May 11, 2020

As a final film, Ip Man 4: The Finale is exactly that, a closing tale that solidifies this series as one of the more innovative and emotionally compelling martial arts sagas in recent memory.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 6, 2020

Fun, fun.

| Feb 19, 2020

It was a messy plot.

| Feb 19, 2020

Any overarching sense of legacy is almost absent until the closing moments, which truly feels like a wasted opportunity. In the end, Ip Man 4: The Finale simply feels more like a mid-chapter episode, rather than a true finale.

| Jan 15, 2020

This is [Yen's] real flagship franchise, and I think he's done a fantastic job with it ... it's good for the fights but there's a little bit too much superfluous plot going on.

| Jan 15, 2020

I feel like this is a great way to end a franchise

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 11, 2020

While the surrounding melodrama is stronger and more timely than usual, the fight scenes send out franchise star Donnie Yen on a relatively lackluster note.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 10, 2020

It's also fascinating to see the always nakedly political franchise turn its lens on American racism, and it adds a new spark that was oddly lacking from the more workmanlike Ip Man 3.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 3, 2020

Ip Man 4: The Finale wraps up the parent series with a movie that's comparatively weak in the kung fu department but atypically solid at killing time between set pieces. The highs are lower than usual, the lows higher. It all goes down smooth.

| Original Score: B- | Dec 26, 2019

If you are already invested in the IP MAN franchise, you'll be pleased with this last chapter.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 26, 2019

Yen's Ip Man will be sorely missed if this is indeed his last match, but at least he walked into the sunset on an exuberant and heartfelt note.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 25, 2019

Closes out the series with body flips, head punches, smashed furniture and heart.

| Dec 25, 2019

One of the more enduring and satisfying film series in Hong Kong comes to a close.

| Dec 24, 2019

...a thrilling end to the Ip Man saga. The action is fast-paced, and the fighting is poetic. The story not only brings a modern twist to the legend but is just as relevant today as it was in the 70s.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 24, 2019

Yen has said there are no more Ip films in his future, but no one would be upset if another one happened to come along.

| Dec 24, 2019