This 2018 movie "Master Z: Ip Man Legacy" (aka "Yip Man ngoi zyun: Cheung Tin Chi") from director Woo-Ping Yuen was actually a surprisingly good movie, despite not having Donnie Yen in it.
Initially I didn't really expect much of the movie, but still, it is a Hong Kong martial arts and action movie, so of course I did take the time to sit down and watch it. And luckily so, because this turned out to be a rather good and entertaining movie.
There is a good flow to the movie and the storyline, and there is a nice progressing throughout the course of the movie. So there isn't really much of any dull or down moments as the movie went on. And that definitely helped the movie along greatly.
"Master Z: Ip Man Legacy" does bolster some good names on the cast list. I must take my hat off (if I actually owned a hat, that is) to the lead actor Jin Zhang, because he was simply phenomenal in the role as Cheung Tin-chi and he carried the movie wonderfully. And there are also some nice appearances from both Michelle Yeoh, Tony Jaa, Wah Yuen and Xing Yu.
If you enjoy martial arts movies, then you should watch "Master Z: Ip Man Legacy" because it is both entertaining and also have an abundance of nicely choreographed and executed martial art scenes and sequences. Sure, some of it was over-the-top, as it usually is in the Asian martial arts movies, but hey, that is just part of the charm. You take it for what it is, and just enjoy the action and fighting.
My rating of "Master Z: Ip Man Legacy" is a rock solid seven out of ten stars.
Initially I didn't really expect much of the movie, but still, it is a Hong Kong martial arts and action movie, so of course I did take the time to sit down and watch it. And luckily so, because this turned out to be a rather good and entertaining movie.
There is a good flow to the movie and the storyline, and there is a nice progressing throughout the course of the movie. So there isn't really much of any dull or down moments as the movie went on. And that definitely helped the movie along greatly.
"Master Z: Ip Man Legacy" does bolster some good names on the cast list. I must take my hat off (if I actually owned a hat, that is) to the lead actor Jin Zhang, because he was simply phenomenal in the role as Cheung Tin-chi and he carried the movie wonderfully. And there are also some nice appearances from both Michelle Yeoh, Tony Jaa, Wah Yuen and Xing Yu.
If you enjoy martial arts movies, then you should watch "Master Z: Ip Man Legacy" because it is both entertaining and also have an abundance of nicely choreographed and executed martial art scenes and sequences. Sure, some of it was over-the-top, as it usually is in the Asian martial arts movies, but hey, that is just part of the charm. You take it for what it is, and just enjoy the action and fighting.
My rating of "Master Z: Ip Man Legacy" is a rock solid seven out of ten stars.