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Seen on: 12/21/2011

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Ip Man 2 (2010)

Directed by Wilson Yip

Action

Most recently watched by sensoria

Overview

Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong. Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the troubled youth of Hong Kong. His growing reputation soon brings challenges from powerful enemies, including pre-eminent Hung Gar master, Hung Quan.

Rated R | Length 108 minutes

Actors

Donnie Yen | Simon Yam | Darren Shahlavi | Sammo Hung | Kent Cheng | Huang Xiaoming | Lynn Hung | Fung Hak-On | Lam Hak-Ming | Dennis To Yue-Hong | Fan Siu-Wong | Lo Meng | Ashton Chen | Charles Mayer | Ngo Ka-nin | Tomer Oz | Christian Kang Bachini | Brian Thomas Burrell | Li Ze | Calvin Cheng | Stefan Morawietz | Yuan Xinran | Mei-Fang Lu | Tian Rui | Ma Zengqin | Li huiying | Jiang Daiyan

Viewing Notes

I liked Ip Man 2 even more than the first movie. Donnie Yen is fucking excellent here as Ip Man but Sammo Hung, barely recognizable, steals the show with a great performance.

My biggest problem with both of the Ip Man movies is in how they make out the antagonists to be so completely evil, with no redeeming qualities whatsoever, that they become caricatures. This was more excusable in Ip Man, but less so in Ip Man 2.

This is a common conceit in Hong Kong action movies, so it’s not surprising to see it here.

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