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The Grandmaster (2013)
Directed by Wong Kar-wai
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Overview
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.
Rated PG-13 | Length 130 minutes
Actors
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai | Zhang Ziyi | Chang Chen | Zhao Benshan | Xiao Shenyang | Song Hye-kyo | Wang Qingxiang | Zhang Jin | Shang Tielong | Song Tao | Lo Hoi-Pang | Cung Le | Chin Shih-Chieh | Yuen Woo-ping | Lau Ga-Yung | Lau Shun | Julian Cheung | Zhou Xiao-Fei | Berg Ng Ting-Yip | Lo Meng | Fang Chengcheng | He Pei-yu | Wu Yixuan | George Wang | Elvis Tsui | Wang Man-Cheng | Cho Man-Keung | Siu Ping-Lam | Tony Ling Chi-Wah | Li Jing | Hung Kai Sui | Tong Han | Ni Haifeng | Yuen Cheung-Yan | Yin Chunxiong | Charlie Yeung | Benz Kong
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/31/2013 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
A gorgeous film to look at, and at times has moments of greatness, but it felt choppy and overbearing a times because of the intrusive, overly explanatory voice overs and inter-titles.
I can almost always sense when a movie has been edited after completion and felt that way with The Grandmaster. Come to find out afterwards it had indeed been edited for the American release. Now I really want to see the “Chinese Cut” to get a better sense of the picture.
Somewhat surprisingly both kids really liked the film. I thought it might be a little too slow and artistic for them given that they were expecting a more straightforward martial arts film.
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