Ip Man (2008)

A film based on the life of Ip Man, a master of the Chinese Wing Chun martial art. Choreography is by the great Sammo Hung; it's grounded in reality but crosses into the fantastical just a little.
It's light-hearted fare in the first act, but soon much of the colour drains away and things turn deadly serious and deeply political. There's a very occasional slip into melodrama, but it's always brief.
Donnie's martial arts ability is flawless as always. Normally his acting is just above average, so I'm happy to say he delivers the finest performance I've ever seen him do; it too was flawless.

4½ bags of rice duly earned out of 5