vs wing chun) than the other IP man films, and it also featured a very well put together love/crisis moments between I Man and his beloved terminally ill wife Cheung Wing Sing. I thought IP man 3 was a more well-paced, added more intriguing various fighting styles (vs boxing. I never would have thought I would have had the joy and pleasure of seeing him in this film. Of course Tyson's acting role is pretty simple and I didn't expect anything different than the villainous smirk and hulking punches- I got exactly what I wanted from him which also includes the idea of involving him into the I man film. Mike Tyson scenes were enjoyable, not only because I am such a strong fan of him, but seeing his famed powerful style of fighting ,stance/crouching bobbing & weaving being engaged with Wing Chun fighting was a sight to see, with IP Man able to imploy kicking, grappling and eye-gauging attacks to yet another highly powerful and skilled American style boxer in such a very brief time. Another one of those scenes that made me feel like " Wow"
It even featured a brief cameo young teen portrayal of late martial arts icon Bruce Lee ( portrayed by actor Kwon-Kwan Chan)īoth the music background score and Camera work was simply brilliant - even in one top fight scene with the Thai boxer, you get to see the fight from a birds' eye view, while that inspirational musical background score played on. The plot of fighting to save a school vs opposing foreign bullies and gangs was simple, and it once again featured IP Man singlehandedly overpowering an entire group of vicious hoodlums (in shipyard) as was also featured in the previous IP Man films, but that isn't close to highlighting the tale of the tape with IP Man 3. While the first focused on the introduction of IP man, his loving wife Cheung Wing Sing ( portrayed Lynn Hung) his extraordinary Wing Chun skills, his students, the foreign Japanese suppression and the 2nd IP man film focused on opposing martial schools, gangs and a different foreign suppression, this 3rd IP Man features a legendary boxing icon, (Tyson) bouts with Tai boxing and an exciting Wing Chun vs Wing Chun (featuring Zhang Jin) finale that was simply awesome. In fact I think they saved the very last for the very best and director Wilson Yip and Yen combined to make IP Man 3 the very best of the series.
Some platforms allow you to rent Ip Man: The Final Fight for a limited time or purchase the movie and download it to your device.I have vastly enjoyed all of Donnie Yen's version of IP Man - and the 3rd and final installment is no exception.
It's also available to stream, download and buy on demand at Google Play. Ip Man: The Final Fight is available to watch free on Crackle.
It has received moderate reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.2 and a MetaScore of 55. Ip Man: The Final Fight is a 2013 action movie with a runtime of 1 hour and 42 minutes.
While not a full blown martial arts picture, the film seeks to show a more realistic portrayal of the grandmaster, focusing it's time and energies on the characters and events that shaped Ip Man's final years. Through personal dilemmas of family and loss, to riots to fending off the underground organization, the Triads. Through the eyes of Ip Man, as well as through the eyes and relationships of his students, we get a glimpse of a Hong Kong that many do not see on a regular basis. Ip Man: The Final Fight, directed by Herman Yau is a film detailing the life of Ip Man (played by Anthony Wong), martial arts grandmaster of the Wing Chun style of fighting and teacher of the actor Bruce Lee as he tries to start a new life in Hong Kong, starting in the late 40s, after the Second Sino-Japanese War.