Ip Man says a lot of other high-minded things, like “The world belongs to the pure of heart,” and “We need to be role models” – basically any wisdom on the level of “Eat your vegatables,” he espouses in the film. Cheung’s arc ultimately becomes a prop for Ip Man to gravely give more Pollyannaish advice like, “The most important thing is to have your family at your side.” The character still retains interest, but his actions lack the shading present in the first half of the film. Unfortunately, the character gets shafted midway through at some point, Cheung Tin-Chi takes a too-far heel turn and the film neglects to address one of his most dubious acts. Cheung Tin-Chi is a complex character who’s a strong counterpoint to Ip Man’s sometimes Pollyannaish righteousness, and the contrast between the two makes for potent tension. Cheung’s strong relationship with his son is one clue, and his aversion to seeing innocents hurt by Brother Sang is another. Cheung is clearly jealous of Ip Man but doesn’t actually dislike him, and while he’s morally murky – Cheung competes in illegal fights and is not above paid thuggery – he’s got his own principles. Zhang Jin gives him a smoldering intelligence that engages even when the actor says nothing. Instead, he finds himself both opposed to Ip Man and also aiding him against the gangsters, who grow more despicable in their attempts to terrorize the school.Ĭheung Tin-Chi is surprisingly Ip Man 3’s most interesting character. Cheung also wants to challenge Ip Man’s supremacy, but he’s not exactly a mustache-twirling villain.
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Besides Ip Man, the story mainly focuses on Cheung Tin-Chi (Zhang Jin), a rickshaw driver and Wing Chun practitioner who wishes to open a school. Their romance amounts to absolutely nothing, however, as the characters fade from the narrative. This reassures the principal (Tats Lau) and teacher Miss Wong (Karena Ng), whom Hui Lik takes an obvious shine to. Frankie sends his number two, Brother Sang (Patrick Tam), to threaten the school but once Ip Man gets wind, he beats up the thugs and has his followers, including student Hui Lik (Louis Cheung), guard the school 24-7. Chi Yan Primary School, which is attended by Ip Man’s son Ip Ching (Li Xiao-Long), is targeted by thuggish gang boss Frankie (Mike Tyson – you know, the guy from The Hangover) so he can snatch the land. Instead, Ip Man gets embroiled in community service. Ip Man 3 actually begins with a meeting between Ip Man and Bruce Lee (Chan Kwok-Kwan), but after an audition, Lee is shown the door and Ip Man continues not being Bruce Lee’s master. Not that reality matters for producer Raymond Wong and director Wilson Yip – the Ip Man movies aren’t historical documents, they’re action-packed folk tales based on the life of a Wing Chun master best known for being Bruce Lee’s teacher.
Not only would he be world-famous but he’d also be filthy rich and surely able to afford the charities he supported via punches and kicks.
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Good action, respectable character details and a lack of Chinese nationalism make this better than Ip Man 2, if not up to the level of the original.ĭonnie Yen pummels historical accuracy with his trademark rapid-fire punches in Ip Man 3, the latest in the historical action drama series that really needs to put some quotation marks around the word “historical.” The original Ip Man took place in 1937 and Ip Man 3 takes place twenty-two years later in 1959 – but wow, would you look at how insanely young both Ip Man (Yen) and wife Cheung Wing-Sing (Lynn Xiong) look? Forget practicing Wing Chun – Ip Man should have bottled his family beauty secrets and sold them. Seriously, these movies aren’t really about Ip Man anymore – which is fine since he’s basically become a folk myth rather than a real person. Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen’s Ip Man reteaming is a solid action-drama that’s got a simple story and fudged history. Yiu-Man, Karena Ng, Louis Cheung Kai-Chung, KentĬheng Juk-Si, Mike Tyson, Leung Ka-Yan, Babyjohn Choi, Chan Kwok-Kwan, Tats Lau Yi-Tat, Li Xiao-Long, Lo Meng, Tony Leung
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