Ip Man

IP MAN (2008) - Mar. 31, 2010
A really enjoyable film about a martial artist in 1930s China whose life is turned upsidedown when the Japanese invade.  Featuring a nicely charismatic performance from Donnie Yen as the titular Ip Man, the non-action stuff was actually fairly compelling, which is really just a nice bonus in a movie like this.  The action itself was pretty much superb, with some really well cheoreographed fights, perfectly directed by Wilson Yip.  Yip is such a perfect action director because he knows exactly how to keep things exciting and cinematic, while still letting the action speak for itself instead of obscuring it with quick cuts and other directorial trickery.  ***1/2