Ip Man: Kung Fu Master
Seen it?2019 | 82 min | Action, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 36% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. If you loved Beast or Batman Begins, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 22 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Ip Man’s promising career as a Policeman is ruined after he is framed for murder and targeted by a mob boss’s daughter.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
36% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$117K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 14K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Li Liming
- Dennis To Yu-HangIp Man
- Yuan LiruoxinQing Chuang
- Tong XiaohuDirector Yuan
- Yue DongfengQiao Wu
- Ren YuTokugawa
- Chang QinyuanZhang Yangcheng
- Zhao XiaoguangSasaki-Zuo
- Li RizhuRibby
- Guo JiayiMei Zhi
- Michael WongSan Ye