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I am the biggest 'anything' IP Man fan! This was so much fun. You know, the acting at times was a just a bit unpolished but the lead actor is great and the fighting scenes... no way could they be real... but brilliant ad fun to watch. Just what I needed today! If you like to enjoy your martial arts I say watch this and be pleasantly surprised!

Rating 8.3/10 Best acting performance by Jin Zhang , Dave Bautista and Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh !! The fighting choreographies were amazing with literally unbelievable yet beautiful moves . If you're in the right frame of mind and preferably with a bunch of friends , this film should be loads of fun !!

Honestly I didn't expect the movie to be that good since one of the prequel (Ip Man 3) went south, but I was definitely proven wrong. The fight scenes are decent, conversations between characters are kept simplistic and to a minimal. Although the movie has a typical hero storyline, there are little twists and turns which makes the movie interesting to watch throughout the whole film. In my opinion, this movie would not outshine its prequels (Ip Man 1 & 2) due to the simplism in storyline, nevertheless it is still an action-packed, fun and entertaining movie. Definitely would recommend people to watch it.

7/10.

An epic tale martial arts coreography and a nice setting from the era down to the tiniest detail. A mandarin classic movie full of action pack carried by a good directorial overcome a lackluster acting from the leads(I have to give them credit for pulling off a brilliant martial arts scene btw) and mediocre script.

Master Z is an one time watch movie with good action sequences though the same can't be said to its storyline. Acting is okayish but not good. Dave Batista does his part pretty fine. If you are expecting it to be like Donnie Yen's Ip Man, you will be utterly disappointed. Nowhere close to his Ip Man trilogy. See it with less expectations you will be entertained if not amazed. Thumbs up for Action.

The leading actor, Zhang Jin, is one of my favorite martial art actors. His movements in all the fighting scenes of this movie and all the other movies he played a role are top-tier textbook-like Chinese Wu-Shu, besides, he got some unique aura and charisma so different from the other martial art actors, making his screen presence very very outstanding. But this specific movie suffered several fatal weaknesses: First, a terrible lame screenplay with bad storyline, and It was further devalued by many clown-like supporting actors and a non-inspirational director. The fighting scenes in this movie are good but not great at all, 'cause they were all looked heavily and extremely staged; the choreographic arrangements were more like what we saw in the 70s' Shaw Brothers Kung Fu movies, just looked pre-arranged and staged. Then, the dialog, that's another fatal weakness, just horrible. Furthermore, the make-up works and the costumes also looked so fake and pretentious. The movie was obviously shot in a model streets and structures, they just looked so fake and staged. The ridiculous corruption of the British police in Hong Kong also looked too over-the-top stereotyped crappy.

I noticed that Tony Yaa and Batista both played roles in this movie, but their roles were just too awkward, unnatural even irrelevant. They were just to play some ridiculous unnecessary roles in this movie. Michelle Yao played another somewhat key role in this movie, and the other female actor who played the woman who fell for the character that Zhang Jin played, she's just with a very unnatural face, definitely had some plastic surgeries, and her acting was so awkward and rigid.

Watch this movie only for its heavily staged fighting scenes and Zhang Jin's unique aura and charisma. Other than these, not a good movie at all.

You don't have to have seen any of the movies in the "Ip Man" series before watching this spin-off movie (though it will help a little.) Regardless of whether you've seen the Ip Man movies or not, those who are into Asian action movies should find this enjoyable enough. The movie looks nice, with solid production values (love those neon signs!), and the fight sequences (particularly the final bout) are pleasing. However, the movie doesn't manage to make it to truly exceptional status, mainly due to the script. The basic story and its various twists and turns will be exceedingly familiar to both Western and Eastern audiences. You'll be ahead of the story (and characters) at every point. Not only that, the story is stretched out to a considerable length, leading to some dull patches and long sections where characters disappear for a long time (such as the hero's son.) As I said, the movie does deliver enough, but it's best to have your expectations lowered, especially if you've seen the much superior Ip Man movies.

One of the worst ip man movie, only ip man 1,2,3 starred by donnie yen can be considered as the real ip man movie. Ip man the legend is born, ip man legacy, etc is just low budget ridiculous story bad acting using ip man name. As for this one, the story line is so predictable, a big let down for the main character which almost on par fighting ip man yet having hard times handling a mere fighter

As a fan of the original Ip Man with Donnie Yen, this film is good. It's got good fight scenes which to be honest is all I'm here for. Max Zhang is a good actor who plays his role well. If your looking for a good Martial Arts movie you are in the right place.

Finally some Good kung fu based action movie. And this one has a good story to go with. Unlike many other kung fu based film which mostly depends on the action and doesnt have a good story to back with this movie had a great story and action.

Amateurish... Poor script, terrible acting and stale stunts plagiarized from decades ago... Costumes are a joke when everybody in a poor neighborhood are dressed in brand new clean clothes, every single person, all the time...

Flight scenes are like tango dances without fear of anyone getting badly hurt ... two guys will stand and posture and look intensely/admiringly at each other for far too long before a fight resumes (Sigh... They act like they should just hug and go get a room...)... All are super humans , a wooden chair smashed to the face is but a minor inconvenience...

The bad guys try too hard to act tough with their over don't expressions and the good guys try too hard to look cool by being expressionless, both sides failing miserably...

Not even worth watching on a free download... Your time is better spent sitting in a park watching clouds change shape...

.. especially given the raw talent both in front of, and behind, the camera. You know a film has got issues when the fighting choreography running behind the closing credits is better than any fight in the actual film. Mildly entertaining, only comes alive during the last 10 minutes. Strangest of all, Donnie Yen is listed as one of the producers?

I know this film will be amazing considering it's still associated with the legendary wing chun Ip-Man, with the fantastic choreography of the action and the best performance from Jin Zhang, making it feel good to watch. But unfortunately the plot is relatively flat and not special at all and not balanced with the professionalism of the actors and actresses. Apart from that, all of this film is still worth watching

Movie has some good action sequences, but definitely not a great movie. What was the importance of Tony Jaa's character? Why was he there at all? Jin Zhang is a good martial artist but fall flat on his acting skills.

This 2018 movie "Master Z: Ip Man Legacy" (aka "Yip Man ngoi zyun: Cheung Tin Chi") from director Woo-Ping Yuen was actually a surprisingly good movie, despite not having Donnie Yen in it.

Initially I didn't really expect much of the movie, but still, it is a Hong Kong martial arts and action movie, so of course I did take the time to sit down and watch it. And luckily so, because this turned out to be a rather good and entertaining movie.

There is a good flow to the movie and the storyline, and there is a nice progressing throughout the course of the movie. So there isn't really much of any dull or down moments as the movie went on. And that definitely helped the movie along greatly.

"Master Z: Ip Man Legacy" does bolster some good names on the cast list. I must take my hat off (if I actually owned a hat, that is) to the lead actor Jin Zhang, because he was simply phenomenal in the role as Cheung Tin-chi and he carried the movie wonderfully. And there are also some nice appearances from both Michelle Yeoh, Tony Jaa, Wah Yuen and Xing Yu.

If you enjoy martial arts movies, then you should watch "Master Z: Ip Man Legacy" because it is both entertaining and also have an abundance of nicely choreographed and executed martial art scenes and sequences. Sure, some of it was over-the-top, as it usually is in the Asian martial arts movies, but hey, that is just part of the charm. You take it for what it is, and just enjoy the action and fighting.

My rating of "Master Z: Ip Man Legacy" is a rock solid seven out of ten stars.

A lot of mixed reviews on here, too much/not enough fighting/story. Comparing this to IP Man series is just dumb.

I liked the (an actual) story-line, the pacing was great and the length on point. Fight's/choreography was very well done. Directing was decent and cinematography on point. I liked the location sets. The score was a little overbearing. It was great to see Dave Bautista and what little we saw of Tony Jaa. All cast performed great but I was a little disappointed with Jin Zhang... his constant same facial expression was annoying.

Nevertheless, and excellent martial arts flick with a good story and great action scenes that I thoroughly enjoyed! It's an 8/10 from me.

IP Man's opponent in the last movie moves to a new place in Hong Kong and runs a grocery store with his son. He has stopped teaching and practicing Wing Chun but he soon finds himself on the wrong side of a local drug/mafia gang and has to utilize his skills again.

I didn't have high hopes for this especially after reading the reviews but I watched it so I could leave a genuine review for others. It turned out to be actually quite good apart from a few of the minors character's acting skills were a bit painful but I managed to overlook that. It was a kind of generic Honk Kong, Kung fu, by the numbers movie but even though it was 1 hour 47 minutes long I didn't find it boring.

I think it has the right balance of fight scenes and drama and the story is engaging enough. The presence of Dave Bautista definitely helped breathe more life into it. I feel it's a genuine 5-6/10 so don't pay any attention to the 1 star ratings and reviews.

I watch these films not for its meticulous detail in storytelling. Nor for its picturesque beauty. I watch these films coz they are labelled under the action/martial arts genre. That said, this film falls short of all expectations one would naturally conjure after the donnie yen headed yip man trilogy. Lots of wire fu stuff that i would always otherwise avoid. The inclusion of Tony Jaa raised my hopes considerably. But his action sequences are blink-n-miss. The action itself is not well thought of, planned, executed nor choreographed. The storyline... forgettable. Bautista's appearance is late in the film and the character is not developed one wee bit. He more aptly portrays a bulldozer in the action scenes. Overall, id pay to forget this film since i can neither get a refund nor get my 1.5 hrs back!

I haven't watched any kongfu movie for a long time. This movie definitely brought back all the good memory of Jackie Chen's martial art movies. The fighting scenes are awesome! Really have high respect for all the stuntmen in this movie. There are many intense fighting scenes. I really enjoy those!

The first Ip Man was good, but after that they went downhill quickly.

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy seems like a cheap rip off from its title, but for us it's the best one since its namesake.

Martial arts film, even when they're bad, have entertainment potential for me. It's some of those films, as well as, James Bond films that require them to be graded on a curve with a caveat. Master Z stems from the Ip Man films, which are entering their fourth incarnation, but have required the "good for a martial arts movie" caveat since the second one. Master Z has a title that belies its quality. This is a grade A martial arts movie that entertains martial arts fans, action movie audiences and might just convince casual movie goers to give these films a chance.

Bad movie, bad story, bad make up, all bad. Bad fighting,