So the third film can roughly be split between three main plotlines, the American property developers who want to demolish the elementary school, Master Tin who wants to earn money to start his own martial arts school even if he has to use unscrupulous means, and finally Ip Man's wife being diagnosed with cancer. If it sounds like those three might bloat the film...it's cause they kinda do. The first two had interesting setups but neither one ends quite satisfactorily, which is a shame as Mike Tyson was awesome as a villain and yet he felt sorely underused. Likewise, Master Tin's decent to villainy ended rather abruptly which is capped off with an okay final fight scene. On the other hand, Ip Man's wife slowly declining health was a heartrending sequence and you really felt something when Ip Man sacrificed a title match to ease her suffering in her final days. I do appreciate that they tried to make the villains actually have some character as both were family men and Mike Tyson's character held up his promise to leave Ip Man alone while Master Tin helped Ip Man to rescue the children who were abducted. This was something that was sorely lacking in the first two films. Bruce Lee's cameos were also amusing. But yeah, all in all a good movie that while doesn't quite reach the height of second movie, is still a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy.
Such an underrated batch of antagonists. (Pity they didn't show up much in the series, either.)
