Ace T
Great movie for the time period of a female heroine. The martial arts are great and badass. However, I think that the ending of the movie somewhat defeats the purpose of having a strong female heroine. Though I don't believe it's that off-putting as it is a feel-good ending. Great comedy as well.
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
10/26/24
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camille l
Pour une fois que Yuen Woo-Ping calme ses ardeurs phallocrates et livre un film tenu de bout en bout, il faut saluer Wing Chun, un film étrangement féministe vu les forces en présence et très bien mis en scène. En effet, ce véhicule pour le retour de Michelle Yeoh après sa retraite est une excellente comédie romantique mâtinée de wuxia extrêmement efficace. Donnie Yen est excellent en ressort comique complètement crétin et les quelques combats (dont il ne fait pas partie) sont redoutables. Wing Chun est un petit bijou hongkongais très fun, très drôle, haletant et surtout passionnant. Yuen Woo-Ping a probablement réalisé son meilleur film en 1994.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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So I'm not really a fan of this movie, and I did not like it that much. The fighting scenes were ok, I've seen better in other films, Sometimes it was too cheesy and it wasn't funny at times. I needed more serous stuff and more fighting scenes not really liked this movie at all. So for this losing my interest since the middle plot of the movie, and not delivering what I wanted to see, I give " Wing Chun " a D-.
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Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars
01/31/23
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s r
The sped up fight scenes didn't make up for the poor plot.
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Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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Michelle Yeoh and Donnie Yen are both great in this entertaining film with some good fight scenes and acrobatics. It was good to see Donnie Yen play a more comedic role than usual and Michelle delivers as usual, but this time demonstrating a very cute side I've not seen in her before. I think you'd have to be a follower of the genre to enjoy it though, as it expresses the typical style of kung fu flick of the 90s. It's not a unique piece of great cinematic achievement, but will be enjoyable for us fans.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
02/09/23
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One sentence summary: Action-adventure film also works well as romantic comedy.
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I saw Michelle Yeoh first in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), next in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), then in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) before I saw her in the film under review, Wing Chun (1994).
In the first three films, hers was a strong, polished presence, showing an accomplished actor capable of nuance as well as swift direct action. The 1997 and 2000 films showed her physical prowess as well, but by the 2005 film, her acting alone was impressive.
Wing Chun was a bit of a pleasant surprise. The screenplay, the direction, and the production values clearly did not make full use Yeoh's abilities. On the other hand, it was funny, sweet, and moved along to a pleasant conclusion. The screenplay and the other actors were just good enough to carry the film to the next part where Yeoh was present.
Wing Chun the character was a woman who had moved away from her early home to study kung fu in seclusion. Later in life, she was fine with helping protect from bandits the town where Aunty Fong did business. She expected to live out her life with her dignity, but not have a husband.
Life changed for her when her childhood sweetheart Pok To rolled into town; she recognized him, but he did not recognize her, which started a sequence of misadventures.
The leader of the bandits (Flying Chimpanzee) gets discouraged with being thwarted by Wing Chun, and decided to make a cause of her. This involved lots of choreographed kung fu fighting, fighting with weapons, fighting on horseback, and so on.
The fighting and the romantic entanglements resolve in ways that were happy for almost everyone.
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Cinematography: 9/10 Very good in most of the film.
Sound: 8/10 Fine, except for the over the top foley for the fighting sequences.
Acting: 8/10 The main players were fine, but many of the supporting cast not as much.
Screenplay: 8/10 This is the best comedy I've seen in many years.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
01/13/23
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