Film2013130 min

The Grandmaster

Name: The Grandmaster
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Released: 2013
Duration: 130 min
Cast: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Song Hye-kyo, Zhao Benshan

Taste attributes: actiondramahistoryhistoricalbiographymartial artsfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardy

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"In Martial Arts there is no right or wrong, only the last man standing."

Boxlist takeGritty and wide-ranging: a heavy action film, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.5 /10

TMDB · 613 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San.

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