Film Illiterate, wherein the proprietor records movies seen, and sporadic progress through assorted lists of the "best". Originally started after regretfully renting something forgettable for the third time. I've forgotten what, but never again! A tedious endeavour since 2005. Hello. 🙂
It must have come as something of a surprise that a martial arts action-biopic of the titular Wing Chun master would be a smash hit, but Ip Man was, and a sequel became inevitable.
Like the first, the film is blatant in its patriotic nationalism. Now settled in Hong Kong, our hero (Donnie Yen) has escaped the oppression of the Japanese invaders -- to face the smothering corruption of the British Empire.
Happily, however, there's a bit less politics and a lot more action, including a spectacular tabletop fight with the master of a rival school (Sammo Hung).
This is as good as it gets.