Very Good movie - as advertised. However, I must say - I was disappointed when I read the Wiki entry and found out that the movie is BASED on the Ip Man - but most of this didn't happen. He hid out in Hong Kong during the war and Japanese occupation of China - he didn't courageously stay and fight for his people - that would have been fruitless and pointless. It is really very well made and very well acted, but particularly towards the end, it reminded me of propaganda films. For instance, the films states that the Japanese were defeated eventually - and implies that the Chinese did this and Americans are not even mentioned, although there was no coherent state in place to even fight the Japanese at the time - the U.S. saved them - not only from Japanese aggression, but then from Russia trying to seize as much of China as possible. It's a minor point, but it limits the audience for this film. I'd recommend Kung Fu Hustle if you want some comedy, or others if you want more action. This is very good if you want to absorb some culture and history and it's more of a real drama. It's success spawned sequels and an entire wave of imitators, using his name only. At least his eldest son advised and helped on this one. It's definitely worth a look - there is a lot of character development not often seen in this genre.