Not intending to compete, Ip Man is thrust into the limelight by his peers and takes on Master Gong in the Gold Pavilion, an upscale brothel used for hidden martial arts shenanigans and portrayed in a ridiculously ornate fashion by Wong Kar-Wai’s long-time production designer William Cheung. In 1930s China, retiring northern Baquazhang master and Chinese Martial Artists Union chairman Gong Yutian (Wang Qingxiang) takes on a final sparring match against southern Wing Chun practitioner Ip Man (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), a rich upstart whose smirky demeanor belies a mature inner calm. That’s good news, because while The Grandmaster possesses a pretension and themes similar to previous Wong works, it also reveals potentially exciting growth for the already deified director. Like it or not, we’re getting a different sort of Wong Kar-Wai movie. It can’t be In the Mood for Love because its star character is real-life martial arts master Ip Man, and it can’t be Fallen Angels or Chungking Express because it’s a period piece that takes place in a time before the MTR, convenience stores and canned pineapple. So dial down those expectations for The Grandmaster. Given the ever-present hype surrounding him, disappointment at anything Wong Kar-Wai creates now is understandable. This is what happens when a director makes instant classics, achieves international fame and then takes too long to complete his subsequent films.
The Grandmaster is Wong Kar-Wai’s first Chinese-language feature in eight years - his last was 2046 in 2004 - so high expectations are natural.
Hopefully, some will recognize The Grandmaster as Wong's most mature work yet. Fans of the director should be sold while his detractors may remain unimpressed. Wong Kar-Wai returns with his long-awaited martial arts drama, and offers refreshingly complex ideas and themes instead of his usual self-indulgent emotions. Woo-Ping, Lo Meng, Lau Kar-Yung, Lau Shun, Wang Jue, Leung Siu-Ling, JulianĬheung Chi-Lam, Wang Mancheng, Zhou Xiaofei, Berg Ng Ting-Yip, Wu Yunfei Could Ishak be next on the list, or is he the man responsible? Tracking down his more ‘unsavoury’ allies, Serena is shocked to encounter a familiar face: that of her grieving ex-partner, former Malaysian ICD officer Megat Jamil (Bront Palarae).(left) Zhang Ziyi as Gong Er, and (right) Tony Leung Chiu-Wai as Ip Man in The Grandmaster.Ĭhiu-Wai, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Zhao Benshan, Song Hye-Kyo, Xiao Shenyang, Wang Qingxiang, Zhang Jin, Shang Tielong, Lo Hoi-Pang, Cung Le, King Shih-Chieh Yuen As Serena and Heri work together to catch the killer, their inquiries lead them to industrialist/kingpin Datuk Ishak Hassan (Wan Hanafi Su), whose prominent family and known associates all have some connection to the victims. Seeking answers, Heri finds a way to insert himself into the Malaysian investigation. Meanwhile, in Jakarta, for ICD Lieutenant Heriyanto Salim (Ario Bayu), the case turns personal when his brother is found murdered in similar circumstances. Called in to investigate, Singaporean International Crimes Division (ICD) officer Serena Teo (Rebecca Lim) takes charge of a case across the border where a family has been slaughtered aboard a luxury yacht in Johor.
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