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Ip Man 2

Play trailer Poster for Ip Man 2 R Released Jan 28, 2011 1h 48m Action Biography History Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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In this film inspired by a true story, Wing Chun martial arts master Ip Man (Donnie Yen) and his family are moving from Foshan, China, to Hong Kong, where Ip aspires to create a school so that he may teach his fighting techniques to a new generation. However, he finds resistance from an asthmatic Hung Ga master named Hong Zhen Nan (Sammo Hung). Soon, Ip is drawn into a treacherous world of corruption as well as a fateful showdown with a merciless boxer known as the Twister (Darren Shahlavi).
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Joseph Jon Lanthier Slant Magazine Despite this slackening of narrative urgency, Wilson Yip has duplicated the flawed approach of the earlier movie with striking exactitude. Rated: 3/4 Feb 2, 2011 Full Review Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com There were multiple moments in this film where my blood was racing, and as soon as they ended it was all I could do to recompose myself and hopefully catch my breath before the next fight started. Rated: 3/4 Jan 28, 2011 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle You're never at a loss to figure out who is fighting who, as in so many Western actioners these days, and Yen is the very model of simmering understatement. Rated: 3/5 Jan 28, 2011 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand It’s all quite predictable and conventional but for the fight scenes, which Hong Kong great Sammo Hung designs with the energy and invention that recalls the glory days of Hong Kong action cinema... Aug 19, 2023 Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse “Ip Man” is at least as good as the first part, and one of the greatest modern martial arts movies of all time. Rated: 8 Jan 2, 2023 Full Review Howard Gorman NME (New Musical Express) The entire trilogy - soon to become a tetralogy with Scott Adkins joining the ranks - makes for essential viewing but Master Ip's second outing outshines the rest. Jun 10, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Absolute banger of a movie... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/12/25 Full Review Markus L Loved the Bruce Lee ending Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/13/25 Full Review Frannko T Muy parecida a la primera aunque la historia está un poco floja, pero las peleas son sorprendentes! Esa pelea final es algo único en peleas en películas! Tienes sus momentos lentos y absurdos pero no deja de ser algo buena. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/25 Full Review Jay W Yeah it's Rocky IV but Ip Man: Ip Man has not missed a beat in this sequel. Donnie Yen is still just as good in the role. He delivers on the physicality and in the emotional weight of the lead. Ip man continues to be a very likable protagonist. He's a good guy just wanting to help people out. The action goes a step beyond its predecessor. This one has multiple fight sequences that stand out as showstoppers. There is a fight between Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung! And there fighting on top of a table and its so cool! I feel going over the movie I just sound like a 10-year old describing his trip to the circus. The movie may not be as emotionally deep as the first one. Some of plot points feel a bit more over the top. They have now strayed even further away from their true story inspiration, but there remain seeds of truth. And the over the top nature helps the villain stand out more than in the previous more grounded story. It may not be as grand and real as the first, some may even call it cheesy. But heck, I really like it and maybe you'll be up for Ip too. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/01/24 Full Review Noah g good movie, the english actors were so awful though Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/05/24 Full Review David W A fantastic sequel to one of the finest action dramas I've seen in many a long year. Yen is again magnificent. Another beautifully made triumph in what is fast becoming one of the greatest modern martial arts drama series. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Wilson Yip

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Donnie Yen

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Lynn Hung

Zhang Yong Cheng

Simon Yam

Zhou Qing Quan

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Hung Chun-nam

Siu-wong Fan

Jin Shan Zhao

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Synopsis In this film inspired by a true story, Wing Chun martial arts master Ip Man (Donnie Yen) and his family are moving from Foshan, China, to Hong Kong, where Ip aspires to create a school so that he may teach his fighting techniques to a new generation. However, he finds resistance from an asthmatic Hung Ga master named Hong Zhen Nan (Sammo Hung). Soon, Ip is drawn into a treacherous world of corruption as well as a fateful showdown with a merciless boxer known as the Twister (Darren Shahlavi).
Director
Wilson Yip
Screenwriter
Edmond Wong
Distributor
Variance Films
Production Co
Mandarin Films, Beijing ShengShi HuaRei Film Investment & Management Co.
Rating
R (Violence)
Genre
Action, Biography, History, Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 28, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 18, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$204.4K
Runtime
1h 48m
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