Not one line the character utters is anything less than a shout, and Shahlavi's bursting veins are so visible during his screaming binges that they should have received their own screen credit. Twister hates Chinese and loves to scream about it. Twister, the Brits' number one boxer and also the loudest man on the planet. The police superintendent (Charlie Mayer) is so slimy that he probably bleeds oil, but the cake-taker is Darren Shahlavi as Mr. This storyline is also nothing new (see Fearless or True Legend for other takes), but Wilson Yip and company do away with any subtlety, creating what could be the most obnoxious, racist and hilarious white people in a Hong Kong film ever. Ip Man's conflicts with Hung and his followers continue, but of course, the biggest enemies are the evil foreigners who look down upon the Chinese people and are willing to spit and scream in order to let EVERYONE know. If there's one thing you should pay to see in Ip Man 2, it's that moment.Īfter that? It's a predictable ride to cheeseville. It's a fast and intense fight that excites while also clueing us in on all the characters, themes and situations. The first big fight sequence, a factory-set throwdown featuring Ip Man and Wong Leung versus a bunch of Hung's students, is exhilarating and creative, but the highlight is the Sammo-Donnie duel. This stuff is familiar but still engaging largely due to Donnie Yen's charismatic calm and Sammo Hung's stellar fight choreography. The local martial arts schools have become morally compromised, and of course it's up to Ip Man to remind them of the true spirit of Chinese martial arts. Ip Man's struggle to make it in Hong Kong versus the local martial arts masters recalls his conflict with the invading martial artists in the first Ip Man in that both demonstrate Ip Man's unwavering honor versus near-thuggish martial artists. The first half of Ip Man 2 is nothing new. Before long, Ip Man can't help but be pulled into that conflict too. Meanwhile, Hung Chun-Nam is under pressure from the corrupt British authorities, who collect protection money from the schools in exchange for allowing them to operate. The biggest master of them all, both figuratively and literally, is Hung Chun-Nam (Sammo Hung), who steps into the fray when the other masters aren't able to humble Ip Man.
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They challenge Ip Man to a series of duels with the other local masters, among them Lo Meng and Fung Hak-On. Unfortunately, the other martial arts schools, which are organized not unlike triads, aren't so excited about a new teacher in town. Setting up a martial arts school on a rooftop, he earns his first student Wong Leung (super-handsome Huang Xiaoming) after demonstrating how kickass Wing Chun is. When we last left Ip Man (Donnie Yen), he'd migrated to Hong Kong along with his wife (Lynn Xiong) and son. All things considered, it's quite easy to enjoy Ip Man 2 - though probably not for the correct reasons. Those three things equal quality to a great many people, so let's get out of the way and let them have some fun. But hey, Ip Man 2 has Donnie Yen and it also has fighting. The second half of Ip Man 2 is basically a blow-by-blow retread of Rocky IV, which does absolutely nothing for the film's artistic cred. But for the sequel, Yip and producer Raymond Wong go beyond Ip Man's sensationalized biography into something far more fictional, and the results are unbelievable if not inadvertently humorous. Donnie Yen returns to the role of the famed Wing Chun master for Ip Man 2, a blockbuster sequel also directed by Wilson Yip. A money play from Wilson Yip and Raymond Wong that sacrifices effort and authenticity for crass commercialism, ugly racism and some incredibly loud acting. It also entertains during its second half - but for completely the wrong reasons. Ip Man 2 entertains during its first half thanks to Donnie Yen's charisma and Sammo Hung's action. Yen Ji-Dan, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Huang Xiaoming, Lynn Xiong, SimonĬheng Juk-Si, Charlie Mayer, Darren Shahlavi, Louis Fan Siu-Wong, Pierre Ngo, Li Chak, Lo Meng, Fung Hak-On, Brian Burrell Donnie Yen returns for more "Wing Chun, Ip Man" in Ip Man 2.
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