The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010)

• Year: 2010
• Released: 24 Jun 2010
• Country: Hong Kong
• Adwords: 1 win & 2 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1641638/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/The_Legend_Is_Born_Ip_Man
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: Cantonese
• MPA Rating: Not Rated
• Genre: Action, Biography, Drama
• Runtime: 100 min
• Writer: Erica Li, Sean Whitley
• Director: Herman Yau
• Cast: Yu-Hang To, Yi Huang, Biao Yuen
• Keywords: martial arts, kung fu,

	7.0/10
	61% – Audience

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Yip Man’s resistance against invading foreigners, along with his romantic relations while under the tutelage of three Wing Chun masters.

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The Legend Is Born: Ip Man Movie Reviews

Worth a shot

THE LEGEND IS BORN: IP MAN is a prequel to the two widely successful IP MAN films starring Donnie Yen. I absolutely love those movies, finding them a delight with strong storytelling and outstanding action, so I wasn’t quite sure how this prequel – which DOESN’T feature Yen – would stand up.

The answer is that it’s worth a shot, although not of the same calibre as the other two films. It’s an amiable enough martial arts story, mixing biographic storytelling with some action sequences that don’t disappointment. Dennis To is an exact lookalike for a young Yen, but he doesn’t have the same level of acting ability although his martial arts skills are quite good.

The film is well shot by Herman Yau, the notorious bad taste director of the 1990s, who puts every penny of the budget up on the screen. The story is familiar and contains some rather generic and stereotypical villains, but that’s par for the course for a martial arts flick. The supporting cast is exemplary, however, and where the movie really shines. Fan Siu-Wong (THE STORY OF RICKY) excels as Ip Man’s adopted brother, and Sammo Hung has a nice opening cameo as a martial arts master. Better still is Yuen Biao, off our screens for too many years and still cutting it where it counts. There’s even an important role for Ip Man’s real-life son, Ip Chun, which can’t be scoffed at.

Square Head is my dad

Awesome movie but out of all the characters in the film, the one that grasped my tiny little eyes the most was the niqqa square head. He’s such a valuable visual addition to the production and I can’t wait to see what other non-speaking roles his talented head will takes him to. God Bless square head and God bless China. IpIP

Weak acting, dull storyline and poor combat scenes

Many actors from the Ip Man sequels starring Donnie Yen are cast in this Yip Man film. That is everything they have in common.

Acting : the main actor is no Donnie Yen. His fighting was OK, but he was inexpressive. His face and body language were that of an inexperienced actor. The other actors did a better job and were more believable.

Storyline : two useless love stories are included, but they bring nothing to the table. They don’t help build up Yip Man’s character at all. The child actors were probably the worst I’ve seen. Literally reciting line after line.

Action scenes : the fighting was very unequal. Some scenes packed a punch, while others felt very unreal. For a movie on Yip Man’s Wing Chun, seeing roundhouse kicks and acrobatics was very out of place. Even on the characters voiced his concerns about high kicks not being appropriate!

3/10, Donnie Yen’s movies were MUCH better