Ip Man 3

[Yen's] performance is glorious, the actor embodying this martial arts legend with grace, dignity, passion and charisma to burn.

Less offensively nationalistic than the second installment but falling short of the glowing humanity, genial Cantonese humor and visual flair of the first, the pic is somewhat tarnished by its pedestrian plot and limp characterization.

Yen is appealing, the story moves right along, and the martial arts sequences are (to my untrained eye) impressive. In short, a good enough conclusion to the Ip Man saga.

"Ip Man 3" is pretty much what you'd expect, but there's something extra special about an action movie that ends not on a moment of triumph but one of introspection.

The plot of the film is pretty silly, but it functions largely as a fight-delivery system, and on that level it's relatively successful.

Early in "Ip Man 3," Yip is visited by a young Bruce Lee, and Yip decides he's not ready for training. But if it led to an "Ip Man 4," who'd complain?

... a handsome production and busy film with plenty of activity around a simple plot that stitches together familiar martial arts movie clichs.

It is hard to say if “Ip Man 3” is better than the previous entries in the franchise. At the same time, though, it is highly entertaining, while Max Zhang is probably the best co-protagonist Donnie Yen had found so far

This is an uneven mess - neither the drama nor the action is good enough to warrant a viewing.

Unfortunately this narrative competes with perfunctory plotlines that make for an unfocused film.