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It isn't till the final fight where a bit of passion and danger gets into the film, prior to this it is noticeably lacking and it did mean I was 'watching' the action rather than getting into it. This isn't to say that they are thrilling though, but at least they are impressive in terms of technical skill. The individual fights are well choreographed and are filmed without the frantic editing that western films often use to cover up that the cast are only able to do one move at a time – here the performers are the ones with the skill, not just the editors. In terms of fight sequences the film is also decent enough without being thrilling. It is still a semi-decent frame, but it is only a frame. It had the potential to build character development and thus character tensions as well as making the most of the local political machinations and deceptions to add to the tension, but it doesn't really do either of these because it doesn't seem interested in making this more than a frame.

The plot generally does enough to provide a structure for the action sequences, but there is really nothing more to it than that. Anyway, the story here sees the rise of Man as he is trained up from a child, adapts his style thanks to input from the brother of his former master before returning to his original school to find shadowy plans from a Japanese influence moving into the area and making deadly political power moves. That it turned out to be a prequel to the original film didn't really bother me, since I didn't really have any expectations on the film in this regard and the lack of Donnie Yen didn't really bother me either (albeit this was because I expected the film to transition to him as the film progressed in time!). I had heard positive things about the Ip Man films and I generally have found Donnie Yen to be an enjoyable and engaging martial arts star so, sight-unseen I decided to check out the sequel when the chance came up on an airplane recently. There's even an important role for Ip Man's real-life son, Ip Chun, which can't be scoffed at. Better still is Yuen Biao, off our screens for too many years and still cutting it where it counts. Fan Siu-Wong (THE STORY OF RICKY) excels as Ip Man's adopted brother, and Sammo Hung has a nice opening cameo as a martial arts master. The supporting cast is exemplary, however, and where the movie really shines. The story is familiar and contains some rather generic and stereotypical villains, but that's par for the course for a martial arts flick. The film is well shot by Herman Yau, the notorious bad taste director of the 1990s, who puts every penny of the budget up on the screen. Dennis To is an exact lookalike for a young Yen, but he doesn't have the same level of acting ability although his martial arts skills are quite good. It's an amiable enough martial arts story, mixing biographic storytelling with some action sequences that don't disappointment.

The answer is that it's worth a shot, although not of the same calibre as the other two films. I absolutely love those movies, finding them a delight with strong storytelling and outstanding action, so I wasn't quite sure how this prequel - which DOESN'T feature Yen - would stand up. THE LEGEND IS BORN: IP MAN is a prequel to the two widely successful IP MAN films starring Donnie Yen.

The legend is born ip man full movie english