More than a decade ago, it would be easy to call the “Kung Fu Panda” franchise a model movie series. That can’t be said anymore, with the latest sequel continuing a downward trend.
Set seemingly a year or two after the events of the third film, “Kung Fu Panda 4” finds the main character Po (Jack Black) keeping peace as the Dragon Warrior, but those days are ending. His master, Shifu (Dustin Hoffman), tells him that he needs to take on a new role, that of a spiritual leader.
Po is reluctant, though, with his identity closely tied to his kung fu skills. Before he can choose a successor, though, he decides to use his talents one last time on a mission to stop the evil Chameleon (Viola Davis) who’s driven by conquest, getting help from a stealthy burglar named Zhen (Awkwafina).
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