Action Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (29 August 2009)

I must admit that I haven't been charmed by a kung fu film ever since Bruce Lee. Or should I say by action movie? This is the first film to be equal to the movies once made by the practical father of the action movie - Bruce Lee. It is sooo good that Chinese movies are not being dubbed any more. There, you can see the "native" film scene that any film school in the world can hardly match. I have seen this film couple of times and I couldn't find anything bad about it. If you want to make film of this kind - this is the perfect example. I guess its not a big deal to find an actor that is going to look like Yip Man among one billion Chinese, but still - except resemblance on look - what an actor Grandmaster Donnie Yen is!!! And director Wilson Yip!!! His camera is like the window that mediates between film and reality - when watching this film, it looks like you are there!!! Afer Kurosawa and Bruce Lee, this is the name you should remember, if you ask me. And of course, must see!!!