Ip Man 4: The Finale

critic Reviews

, 85% Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • Packed with action and featuring some of Donnie Yen's finest fighting, Ip Man 4: The Finale serves as a satisfying rebound -- and fitting finale -- for the franchise.
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    Richard WhittakerAustin Chronicle
    It's also fascinating to see the always nakedly political franchise turn its lens on American racism, and it adds a new spark that was oddly lacking from the more workmanlike Ip Man 3.
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    Mike D'AngeloAV Club
    Ip Man 4: The Finale wraps up the parent series with a movie that's comparatively weak in the kung fu department but atypically solid at killing time between set pieces. The highs are lower than usual, the lows higher. It all goes down smooth.
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    Scout TafoyaRogerEbert.com
    Yen's Ip Man will be sorely missed if this is indeed his last match, but at least he walked into the sunset on an exuberant and heartfelt note.
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    Ben KenigsbergNew York Times
    Closes out the series with body flips, head punches, smashed furniture and heart.
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    Kenneth TuranLos Angeles Times
    Yen has said there are no more Ip films in his future, but no one would be upset if another one happened to come along.
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    Simon AbramsTheWrap
    The movie's called "Ip Man 4" for a reason, and by now, that name is synonymous with a certain kind of stylistically conservative beat-em-up, featuring well-choreographed but dramatically contrived fights between Ip and a bunch of anti-Chinese brutes.
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    Sean AxmakerStream on Demand
    ... engaging and entertaining and Yen’s stillness and restraint amidst the action give Ip Man innate quiet dignity and humility.
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    Casey ChongScreenHK
    Ip Man 4: The Finale was no doubt both moving and a fitting end to one of Hong Kong cinema's most iconic franchises of the modern generation.
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  • , Rotten Tomatometer Score
    Yasser MedinaCinefilia
    It lacks the strength of its predecessors, and immediately turns into a dull exercise of martial arts, wooden characters, and racial prejudices. [Full review in Spanish]
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    Kelechi EhenuloVultureHound
    And while the action remains flawlessly slick and polished as ever with Yen in his quick-fisted, fighting element, this was one fight too many.
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