Ecxcellent action film

Rating: 8/10 (8 May 2012)

Ip man is the biography of Bruce Lee's martial arts master Yip Man. It begins in Foshan in the 1930s. He is a rich man of leisure obsessed with the Wing Chun fighting style and trains endlessly, causing resentment from his wife and karate competitors.
In 1937 the Japanes take over and confiscate Yip Man's house and all his belongings. He is forced to labor in a mine and hears of matches with rewards of rice for the hungry winners. After a friend disappears, he demands a fight against ten men and defeats all of them.
Ip Man beats all comers and eventually must fight a Japanese general and this leads to a Rocky like finish at an outdoor stage. The scene is well choreographed and realistic. The acting is excellent, so I can highly recommend this action thriller.