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Ip Man does not actually appear in this film, mind you, aside from a few brief flashbacks.
Even Nana, the former showgirl looking to get clean, becomes a pawn in this game.
(Its pretty glorious when it finally happens.)
That said, restraint has never been theIp Manfilms thing.
Theyre big, bold, boisterous spectacles, turbo-loaded throwbacks to the golden age of Hong Kong cinema.
That means constantly shifting allegiances, and the idea of martial arts combat as a kind of moral currency.
Here, friendships are both forged and severed with a fight.
He does retain an uncanny ability to come up with imaginative ways to stage fights.
That edge of artifice runs throughoutMaster Z.
But this isnt really that big a problem in this case.
It knows were there to see some lush, creative beat-downs, and it delivers.
