Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Donnie YenIp Man
- Sammo HungHung Chun-Nam
- Huang XiaomingWong Leung
- Lynn HungCheung Wing-sing
- Kent Cheng Jak-SiFatso
- Ngo Ka-ninLeung Kan
- Simon YamZhou Qing Quan
- Calvin Ka-Sing ChengChow Kong-Yiu
- Louis Fan Siu-WongKam Shan-Chau / Jin Shanzhau
- Yu-Hang ToCheng Wai-Kei
Recommendations
- 83
Portland Oregonian
An energetic, witty and altogether well-built martial arts drama that is familiar in many ways but distinguished by its high level of craft, its sincere sentiment and drama, and the forceful charisma of its star, Donnie Yen. - 80
The New York Times
Choreographed by the film martial-arts veteran Sammo Hung, the fights are spectacularly designed and performed, relying more on muscle and skill than wirework. - 70
Boxoffice Magazine
A superbly well-crafted film, faithful to its cultural and cinematic heritage, and easily one of the most enjoyable entertainments of a still nascent 2011 post-holiday season. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Compared to his stellar hit "Ip Man" - a biopic on the Wing Chun master who tutored Bruce Lee - Wilson Yip's more lavishly produced sequel Ip Man 2 is a fistful of hits and misses. - 70
Village Voice
A redundant if nonetheless occasionally thrilling follow-up bolstered by star Donnie Yen's precision combat skills. - 70
Los Angeles Times
More slick mainland melodrama than rough-and-ready chop-socky picture, Ip Man 2 often finds itself struggling to reconcile those conflicting impulses between drizzly emotional moments and slap-happy frenzy. - 63
New York Post
The piéce de résistance is a "Rocky"-ish battle between bare-fisted Ip (Donnie Yen) and a racist Brit who uses boxing gloves and goes by the name Twister. - 60
Time Out
Yip's chop-socky sequel does manage to up the (admittedly modest) ante of the original.
