Ip Man

If you like martial arts movies, don’t miss this one!  Ip Man was the martial arts master who taught Bruce Lee.  This semi-biographical films starts before he was one of the greatest martial arts teachers.  Ip Man was a wealthy man in a small town in China.  He was known to be the best martial artist in town, but he refused to take students.  Then, the Japanese invaded China in 1938.  They took everything, and to survive, he agreed to fight Japanese soldiers for a bag of rice.  Things go from bad to worse, so Ip Man and his family flee to Hong Kong. Ip Man’s son was consulted for this film, unlike the Grandmaster which is in theaters now.  There is a sequel to be reviewed soon…

Box Office Bottom Line: This is a must-see for martial arts fans. And, a pretty good film for everyone else, too.