A kung fu master travels to the U.S, where his student has opened a Wing Chun school, which has upset the local community. - (Baker & Taylor)
Donnie Yen reprises his role as the legendary Wing Chun master in the grand finale of the revolutionary martial arts series. Following the death of his wife, Ip Man travels to San Francisco to ease tensions between the local kung fu masters and his star student, Bruce Lee, while searching for a better future for his son. From the action visionary behind Kill Bill and The Matrix, witness the heroic sendoff to the saga that inspired a new wave of martial arts movie fans. - (Well Go USA Inc)
Video Librarian Reviews
Martial arts movie star Donnie Yen returns to the role of legendary Wing Chun master Ip Man in the fourth and (at least according to the title) final film in the series loosely based on his life. Set in 1964, this film sends Ip Man from Hong Kong to San Francisco, where his student Bruce Lee (played by Danny Kwok-Kwan Chan) competes in an international martial arts tournament. He has been diagnosed with cancer and wants to find a good school to ensure his son's future, but Ip Man's search exposes him to the bullying and bigotry that Chinese immigrants and Chinese-American citizens face in 1960s American society. American martial arts star Scott Adkins plays a racist Marine officer who champions the brute force of karate over Chinese martial arts and terrorizes the Chinese community. The conventions may seem overly melodramatic to American audiences and the story takes historical liberties but it is engaging and entertaining. Yen's stillness and restraint amidst the action endows Ip Man with a quiet dignity and humility, and when he sets free his skills are commanding. Wilson Yip is back as director and Yuen Wo-Ping, the master martial arts action director whose career includes Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the Matrix movies, choreographs the impressive fight scenes. The Ip Man series was huge in Asia and is popular among martial arts movie fans in the U.S. and this installment offers a fitting conclusion. On Blu-ray and DVD with three short promotional featurettes. Recommended. (S. Axmaker). Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2018.