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A Wing Chun master has to defeat 8 martial arts schools to open his own school, yet he has become a chess piece to the local power dynamics.
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| SF WeeklySherilyn ConnellyThe real selling point is the fighting, and if you're a fan of fighting with knives, The Final Master has got you covered. |
| Seattle TimesSoren AndersenThe film’s action scenes are masterpieces of stately choreography, with elements of humor incorporated. |
| Stream on DemandSean AxmakerIt's an interesting theme with historical resonance-the filmmaker suggests that the failure to share power and knowledge left them vulnerable to invaders-but a confused story that gets lost in the subterfuge and machinations. |
| Film Journal InternationalDaniel EaganThere's not a lot of fun in The Final Master, unless the systematic annihilation of anonymous opponents is your thing. |
| Washington PostMark JenkinsIn the Chinese martial-arts film The Final Master, the fighting is more lucid than the plot. That may be characteristic of the genre, yet this smart, stylish movie diverges from the expected in many ways, most of them enjoyable. |
| RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonAs for the fights: There are plenty of well-choreographed battles in The Final Master. The award-winning choreography eschews wire work, keeping the action sequences squarely on the ground. |
| VarietyOwen GleibermanIt’s a passionate comic book in which the combat has meaning. |
| New York TimesGlenn KennyThe characters and the actors playing them are appealing, and the fight scenes have a lot of moxie, not to mention a lot of steel-slinging. |
| easternKicks.comHarris DangXu Haofeng may have an original eye but he desperately needs a collaborator that can help convey his ideas in a much more enjoyably cinematic fashion. Hopefully his next film, he can do this but in the meantime, The Final Master is a colossal bore. |
| Village VoiceSimon AbramsXu (The Sword Identity) may not be a household name, but The Final Master proves that he's the next big thing in martial-arts cinema. |