Storyline
When the Valley of Peace is threatened, lazy Po the panda discovers his destiny as the "chosen one" and trains to become a kung fu hero, but transforming the unsleek slacker into a brave warrior won't be easy. It's up to Master Shifu and the Furious Five -- Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey -- to give it a try.
Directors
Cast
Seth Rogen, Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, David Cross, James Hong, Stephen Kearin, Jeremy Shipp, Melissa Cobb, Michael Clarke Duncan, Dan Fogler, Wayne Knight, Randall Duk Kim, Ian McShane, Kyle Gass, JR Reed, Laura Kightlinger, Tanya Haden, Mark Osborne, John Stevenson, Kent Osborne, Emily Burns, Stephanie Harvey, Riley Osborne
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Reviews
91
Light and goofy, yet the fight scenes, which are the heart of the film, are lickety-split mad fun.
90
The stroke of genius is, of course, the film's hero -- the big, lovable bear that is the Chinese panda.
88
Chicago Tribune
Everything about Kung Fu Panda is a little better, a little sharper, a little funnier than the animated run of the mill.
75
This is a solid family film material, although one suspects the children will get a little more out of it than their parents.
75
Not one of the great recent animated films. The story is way too predictable, and truth to tell, Po himself didn't overwhelm me with his charisma. But it's elegantly drawn, the action sequences are packed with energy, and it's short enough that older viewers will be forgiving.
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