Ip Man (AKA The Legend Is Born – Ip Man)
Dir: Herman Yau
2010
***
Herman Yau's 2010 martial arts drama Ip Man is just as much about China during WW2 as it is about the legendary martial arts master and is handled beautifully by the director. I didn't care much for the actual visual direction though, the awesome fight scenes aside, it was a bit 'Hallmark' for my tastes and the continual change of colour filters got on my nerves. I think a hardcore kung-fu fan would tell you otherwise but for me this was good but not amazing as many of the reviews I've read have suggested but it's definitely worth checking out, like I said, the fight scenes are awesome and Donnie Yen is one cool guy.