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IP MAN 2: LEGEND OF THE GRANDMASTERMovie Reviews
Cantonese language action tale, and sequel, set in the 1950s about a man who moves to British-controlled Hong Kong to teach martial arts. Cast:Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Huang Xiaoming, Fan Siu-Wong, Xiong Dailin, Simon YamDirector:Wilson YipRelease Date:January 28, 2011DVD Release:April 19, 2011From:Variance FilmsRating:RLength:1 hr. 48 min.
APRIL 19, 2011
Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster, Good (Not Great) Reviews Key Cities
Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster played in key cities to good not great reviews. • Tom Long wrote in the Detroit News, "...the normal low-budget martial arts movie mix of the maudlin and mayhem... Serious devotees may enjoy it; others may not give an Ip." • And Joseph Jon Lanthier wrote for Slant, "...more spirited and humorous than its predecessor..." More Reviews Below...
Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster Positive Reviews (16 Reviews, reviews below)
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a reminder of the pleasure of classic martial-arts films... a rebuke to the frenzied editing that reduces so many recent action movies into incomprehensible confusion."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 675 words, 03/04/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (7 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Choreographed by martial-arts veteran Sammo Hung, the fights are spectacularly designed and performed, relying more on muscle and skill than wirework."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 626 words, 01/28/11
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Sammo Hung's choreography is consistently inventive... With action this strong, the script just needs to be serviceable -- and that's exactly what it is."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 129 words, 01/28/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "More slick mainland melodrama than rough-and-ready chop-socky picture... often finds itself struggling to reconcile those conflicting impulses..."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 271 words, 01/28/11
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a bio pic about the real-life master who tutored Bruce Lee -- has some of the most blistering, stylishly choreographed fight scenes to come our way in a while."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 256 words, 01/28/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a reminder of the pleasure of classic martial-arts films... a rebuke to the frenzied editing that reduces so many recent action movies into incomprehensible confusion."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 675 words, 03/04/11
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...redundant if nonetheless occasionally thrilling... holds nothing back, with its initial hand-to-hand clashes proving to be its finest... From there, alas, sequelitis sets in..."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 225 words, 01/26/11
Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle: MODERATE(cg) "The fight scenes are super-crunchy fun... If the movie packs a weaker punch than the original, it has less to do with the action sequences than the script..."(See all of Amy Biancolli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 440 words, 01/28/11
Ted Fry, Seattle Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...distinguished by a string of stylishly choreographed martial-arts combat scenes, though barely serviceable in its storytelling."(See all of Ted Fry's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 386 words, 01/28/11
Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: EXCELLENT(cg) "...familiar in many ways but distinguished by its high level of craft, its sincere sentiment and drama, and the forceful charisma of its star, Donnie Yen."(See all of Shawn Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 219 words, 01/28/11
Tom Long, Detroit News: MODERATE(cg) "...the normal low-budget martial arts movie mix of the maudlin and mayhem... Serious devotees may enjoy it; others may not give an Ip."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 330 words, 02/25/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...redundant if nonetheless occasionally thrilling... holds nothing back, with its initial hand-to-hand clashes proving to be its finest... From there, alas, sequelitis sets in..."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 225 words, 01/26/11
Joseph Jon Lanthier, Slant: VERY GOOD(cg) "...more spirited and humorous than its predecessor... director Wilson Yip has duplicated the flawed approach of the earlier movie with striking exactitude..."(See all of Joseph Jon Lanthier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 854 words, 01/23/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Choreographed by martial-arts veteran Sammo Hung, the fights are spectacularly designed and performed, relying more on muscle and skill than wirework."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 626 words, 01/28/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "More slick mainland melodrama than rough-and-ready chop-socky picture... often finds itself struggling to reconcile those conflicting impulses..."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 271 words, 01/28/11
Maggie Lee, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a fistful of hits and misses.... those used to Yip's black humor and his genre-bending quirks may be slightly disappointed with the conventional screenplay..."(See all of Maggie Lee's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 625 words, 01/07/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "More slick mainland melodrama than rough-and-ready chop-socky picture... often finds itself struggling to reconcile those conflicting impulses..."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 271 words, 01/28/11
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Choreographed by martial-arts veteran Sammo Hung, the fights are spectacularly designed and performed, relying more on muscle and skill than wirework."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 626 words, 01/28/11
12.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster's reviews are separated by an average 12.7 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster (16 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster's reviews cover 18.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 6,614 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 413 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster Coverage, Volume & Length (16 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 19.3 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster's reviews on average broke 19.3 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster (16 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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