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Metascore
10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Portland OregonianMarc MohanPortland OregonianMarc MohanThe world may not get another Ip Man film for a while after the last few years, but this one and Wong’s masterpiece should be more than sufficient.
- 70Village VoiceRob StaegerVillage VoiceRob StaegerNot quite a biopic, the film presents an overview of Ip's years in Hong Kong; Anthony Wong's dignified performance begins with the grandmaster almost fully formed.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungWong is such a fine, subtle actor that it comes as a surprise to find him a superb martial artist as well, as he convincingly demonstrates the superiority of Ip Man’s technique over competing schools.
- 63Slant MagazineSlant MagazineAnthony Wong does a creditable job of conveying Ip Man's reflectiveness through his twilight years, occasionally cutting through the hagiographic nature of the enterprise.
- 63Washington PostWashington PostAs a character study, Ip Man: The Final Fight would be more convincing if it didn’t look so distractingly like a Hollywood musical.
- 63RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsThe filmmakers fall over themselves trying to respect Man's outlook on life, and this makes their subject seem more like a hyper-disciplined saint than a world-reknowned, ass-kicking hermit.
- 60The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldSeriously, if not always elegantly, the film portrays the great Ip Man as someone trying to survive, which is to say just as often a victim as a victor.
- 50The DissolveNoel MurrayThe DissolveNoel MurrayThis is the rare martial-arts film where the martial arts are tedious and the conversations more compelling.
- 50Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleThe overall sense is of a rushed, simplistic installment in a well-worn biography franchise.
- 33The A.V. ClubNick SchagerThe A.V. ClubNick SchagerFrom fawning beginning to maudlin close, it’s a monotonous, wannabe-mythmaking biopic for Ip completists only.