Donnie
Yen reprises his role as the legendary Wing Chun master in the grand finale of
the revolutionary martial arts series. Following the death of his wife, Ip Man
travels to San Francisco to ease tensions between the local kung fu masters and
his star student, Bruce Lee, while searching for a better future for his son.
From the action visionary behind Kill Bill and The Matrix, witness the heroic
sendoff to the saga that inspired a new wave of martial arts movie fans.
The film is truly good. The action is awesome, just like any IP Series fan would expect. Several themes are well put together. But I love how a crucial theme, parenting, has been coined in the movie. The movie proves that parenting is tough and it is difficult to get it right when it comes to guiding your child into adulthood and career and life in general. Many parents focus less on what their kids want but more on what they want them to become. At first, it is usually thought that kids cannot decide what they can become but as time goes by, it gets clearer and clearer that parents want a perfect life, theoretical life for their children. One without the mistakes they made or the challenges they went through themselves. My favourite scene is when Master Ip tears a letter forged by Wan's daughter and actually makes her smile the next minute by asking her what she wants to do, this strengthens the connection between them and even makes Yonah think IP is better than her father when in reality, IP has issues with his own son (Jin) like she has with her father.
I will surely miss the IP MAN series and Donnie Yen as well for portrayed all the films so well.
Christopher Keys
2 months ago
I LOVED THIS MOVIE!!! I have watched and enjoyed the entire Ip Man series several times alone, and now my son has started to enjoy them. They have all been wonderful and inspiring in their own ways. Each has shown a very specific time and place and not only showing this man with his complete and dominating abilities, but also everything he and his people have had to overcome. I know every ethnicity has had their fair share of oppression at some point in history and I really think it is something that should be explained in a way that shows how horrible humans can be but also that if you have faith and discipline whether it's religious, familial, or a martial discipline like Master Ip you can overcome great adversity. This great man trained his mind and body and pulled his family and community, even some from his home land that didn't even want his help through terrible experiences. I don't know about accuracy, but Donnie Yen has done the most amazing job making these films and portraying a man that inspires me with everything he does that seems like his natural day to day. I can't recommend these movies too much to anyone. Watch with your family, significant others, friends and enjoy a series of gut wrenching movies about dealing with bullies and human hatred at it's worst being conquered.
יוחנן בן הרננדז
4 months ago
I belong to the old school generations of Martial Artists. I am 65 Years old, and a great admirer of Grl. Choi Hong Hi, Jong Soo Park, Toshiro Mifune, Bruce Lee, Donnie Yen, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Sammo Hung, Michelle Yeoh, just to name a few. As it happens in most MA films there is this very faint line that separates fiction from reality as many historic facts tend to be idealized. However, this movie, as all the Ip Man series, have taken this concepts to a higher level. I have enjoyed to the utmost Donnie Yen's actuation as well as Scott Adkins performance. True Martial Artists and actors. Superb photography and a coherent plot related to the historical facts that surround the legend of this incredible character.
Blake
Lively stars as Stephanie Patrick, an ordinary woman on a path of
self-destruction after her family is tragically killed in a plane crash. When
Stephanie discovers that the crash was not an accident, she enters a dark,
complex world to seek revenge on those responsible and find her own redemption.
Based on the novel by Mark Burnell, from director Reed Morano ("The
Handmaid's Tale") and the producers of the James Bond film series, The
Rhythm Section also stars Jude Law and Sterling K. Brown.Written by Paramount Pictures
Very interesting concept, but The Gentlemen needs time to do what most movies do better. Most movies can interpret their plot while still having an engrossing story throughout. The Gentlemen takes what feels like forever to get the story moving along. There’s more dialog in the first fifteen minutes than other films have in a two-hour production. No worries though, just give it time, you will understand later. So if you don’t mind hearing about everything and everybody every time the action stops, this is for you. Honestly, all that talk is mainly at the beginning of the film. If you can get past the most tedious part of this movie, it will pay off in the end. That doesn’t mean the dialog is less, it means you’ve been conditioned. This is an English (filmed in London England) film done in a traditional “let me tell you what this is all about before we get started” style they are known for. As for the story, it’s about several drug lords fighting over territory. That’s an overly simplified explanation but ultimately, that’s all it is. The plot is very convoluted and ever-changing and best of all, it gets better as it goes. It has more twist than anything M Night Shyamalan has ever done with all of his films combined. I will admit, I was surprised by the ending because no matter what I thought was going to happen was changed halfway through, and it was better. Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey), Dry Eye (Henry Golding), Lord George (Tom Wu), and a horde of henchmen on both sides make this film a non-stop mystery. Hugh Grant is almost unrecognizable as Fletcher, an investigator paid to get as much dirt on Mickey Pearson’s marijuana business as he can as instructed by another person of interest, but later, he is more of a money-hungry opportunist. I would say Fletcher was the catalyst that created the domino effect of every drug-related issue but that would only be partially right. Every kingpin has a hand in making things go from bad to worse. There are times when you are not sure if what you are seeing is real or a story being told by the person involved. Nonetheless. It all comes together in the end, satisfyingly and unexpectedly, making The Gentlemen one of only a handful of movies worth seeing more than once. . . on video, of course.
Jason Bishop
I read some of the over indulged reviews from some keyboard hacks!!
In all this is a thoroughly good film.
What it isn’t is a polished and unbelievable James Bond rip off!! Although I do see similarities with Mitch Rapp (American Assassin) and his character evolution!!!
Blake Lively is genuinely superb!!!
In my opinion this film absolutely deserves more than the squashed tomatoes paltry percentage!!! I’d recommend to read the book too.
When 11-year-old Leo Thompson (Seth Carr) discovers a magical wrestling mask that grants him super strength, he uses it to enter a WWE competition. With the support of his grandmother (Tichina Arnold), Leo will do whatever it takes to achieve his dream of becoming a WWE Superstar. Can one kid win it all, in the face of epic challengers in the ring? Directed by Jay Karas, THE MAIN EVENT co-stars Adam Pally, Ken Marino, and features WWE Superstars Kofi Kingston, The Miz, and Sheamus.Written by Netflix
I am so glad I took it upon myself to see this movie. As the day of this premiere approached I looked forward to seeing Seth Carr & Dallas Young in action, as I have seen them on Nickelodeon and saw incredible potential in both of them and thus, I had high hopes for them. Sure enough, they did a fantastic job in this movie. I hope and pray that God will continue to open doors for them in the future as they continue to fine tune the gifts and talents God has given them. Along with Dallas and Seth's fantastic star power, this movie will teach you lessons of perseverance, faith, confidence, humility, transparency and the realization that every one needs a firm support system in your corner to cheer you on and encourage you and the fact that we are nothing without that support system and we should never forget about that support system. This is something I would definitely recommend for people from the end of the spectrum where they feel drained of hope to the other end of the spectrum when the temptation to get the big head attempts to lay a choke hold on them. Even if you're not a wrestling enthusiast, if you have a hankering for a movie with good moral themes to it, this can be your go-to movie for sure.
Daniel Forget
Great family/kid movie. Remember this is a fantasy movie, so you have to expect non-sense, its mainly for kids, but i am 59 and i enjoyed it. As you can see the public vote is 4.6/5, but critic from IMDb or tomatoes, ect...... are not the reflexion of the public. It was the same from the 1970's & 1980's, you see good critic, you don't go see the movie, but if the critic is bad, you are going to see a great movie, that is also blockbusters (great commercial success). So IMDb & Cie, it will be about time to filter your critics, if someone is always giving bad critic (on popular movie), kick them out. Same for those that always giving good critic on a movie no one likes.
Jesus Leonor
So as a critic this movie was good it was funny light hearted and full with emotion. But as a wrestling fan this movie was hot garbage. First of all it is a WWE studio film and you would think they would make feel like an actual WWE match. But it wasn’t even close to that effect. First I think the concept of oh he has this magical mask and it gives him superpowers is pretty unrealistic. I understand that it was aimed at a younger audience but there still will be older WWE fans watching this, critiquing this movie. Second, I really hate how in the actual matches in this movie are. And this is mostly how wrestling is portrayed in movies, their always these big over the top dramatic, slug fest with big sweaty men just throwing each other in the air and slamming each other to the ground. When that isn’t how it is at all. But that is how it is portrayed in this trash can of a movie. And I hate that when they had real WWE superstars Otis and Keith Lee, and they were basically just, complete jokes. Like Otis he just basically farts and burps as his offense. But what can we do it’s a kids movie. Well that is all I have to say about this garbage movie. PEACE!
I like watching Batista in his recent movies. If his previous roles are any indication, this film will add some laughter & action that goes along with his character. It's not always some critic's opinion on whether you will like a movie or not. It always depends on your mood & your sense of what you expect & enjoy.
Mine is only my opinion. What's your's ???
Will Pugh
We are avid movie watchers of all genres, 2-5 times weekly. We are also Dave B. fans from his Marvel role. This movie is excruciating slow, predictable and just poorly written. It’s a poor cross of a Disney channel- Lifetime movie of the week. This story has been done a dozen times over the years and is not a valuable use of your free time with so many, many other great movie choices. Just don’t do it, just don’t.
M C
Cute kid and her child like dreams of a complete family.
My problem with the movie wasn't the language or the corny and predictable plot line because I can find comfort in that.
However I found a LOT of unlikely conveniences that went against the probability in this world that they've built in the movie just ruined the integrity of the story.
Chamae Ellen
This was an amazing movie full of action adventure romance and comedy. By far one of the coolest movie ever. There may have been a few swear words and a few cringy spots but overall and really comedic movie and lives up to what it said it was. I rate 9.5/10. Totally worth seeing
