This film doesn't really do much of that and, hell, by the end, the film is more about Gong Er's relationship with her father and her desire to keep her family's legacy in the right hands. Even when I saw the trailer for "The Grandmaster", I wrote it off slightly, but the pacing, the storytelling, and the lore of Ip Man achieves greatness no matter what the genre. |

And I thought that was a nice little twist to the story. Drama, The costumes are memorable in "The Grandmaster", especially that of the women, and in particular, the leading lady and her fur coats. | Yes, there's hints of it here and there.

Filmed in a range of stunning locations that include the snow-swept landscapes of Northeast China and the subtropical South, THE GRANDMASTER features virtuoso performances by some of the greatest stars of contemporary Asian cinema, including Tony Leung and Ziyi Zhang. June 9, 2019 The story definitely takes a backseat to the visuals and to the fight sequences themselves, and in some ways it succeeds as I did find the film to be pretty good. All rights reserved.

But this does not tell a coherent story. But this isn't better, or more compelling, than the two Ip Man films that Donnie Yen did. Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. It all happens in a meticulously realised postwar America, like something from the pages of Steinbeck or DeLillo, but with bizarre setpieces and an extra-terrestrial strangeness all of its own. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers.They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating.They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. July 16, 2019

(c) Weinstein It's a shame, however, that the film has absolutely no story to speak of.

Kung-fu is not a genre of action film that I am often drawn to. It's not something I would recommend, but it is a solid film nonetheless. With the camera dancing alongside the fighters, producing rich visuals throughout the choreography of fighting, it's hard to deny the actors in these roles, convincing the audience that they are grandmasters, indeed. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.Theater box office or somewhere else December 4, 2014 The story spans the tumultuous Republican era that followed the fall of China's last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war that was also the golden age of Chinese martial arts.



All rights reserved. These would all be great themes in a more tightly-scripted story. Ultimately, it's a kung fu film about wit and cunning and life and art and love.

To top it all off, this entire film is based on some sort of fact, mythology if you will, despite its fantastical nature. | Rating: 7.5/10 Pride

A man that weathered the storm and went on to teach the greats, including one of the most popular martial artists of our time, Bruce Lee. The rest of the film plays out like a Greek tragedy. | By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.Fandango

January 3, 2014

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| Rating: 2/5 | Rating: 4/5 [Full review in Spanish]

Binge Central Yuen Woo-Ping’s Five Favorite Fight Scenes Wong has crafted a stunning spectacle, a film that employs some of the most arresting martial arts sequences perhaps ever put to film.

I will definitely recommend this film to people who enjoy true stories or martial arts, but I think that is as far as it will reach.

As a film-maker, Wong appears to be retreating upriver into genre, style and mannerism. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox!