4th entry of the Kung Fu Panda franchise which in many aspects seems to be a cash-grab project. Without a doubt there is some astounding animation in this movie, coupled with some memorable voice acting performances and some really good jokes that make you laugh out loud. But all that doesn't save this movie, what made the first kung fu panda movie good they have diluted everything in this...the furious five, the writing, the villain and the side characters all look and feel heartless. The jokes do land at times but I cant shake the feeling that this was made for the money bag. It has the same conventional, predictable, boring silly story. Kid's will definitely enjoy this one but as someone who grew up with these movies, they lost their charm years ago. Overall this series is getting progressively bad with each entry...

Jack Black delivers in his role as Po as usual, with some great animation and solid jokes, funny moments, and the usual beautiful visuals. However, it couldn't make up for how much it lacked as far as pacing and finding its own footing as a story. Following up from the 3rd movie this one really struggled to find its footing especially since the third film felt like a really solid conclusion. The story felt incredibly out of place and the main plot point of Po finding a successor really didn't help. Given that he is still in his prime, and despite the fact that Oogway didn't pick a successor until he was well beyond his prime (or possibly just super old in his case), made the dragon warrior cycle feel incredibly less of an epic, long lasting journey, and more of a temporary position. This alone being introduced so early in the film just makes you ask, why? The fact that the Furious Five are no where to be found in this film hint that this might've been more of a rushed cash grabbing fan service, which is disappointing. If this is to serve as the conclusion of Po's story and saga as Dragon Warrior, you are better off stopping at Kung Fu Panda 3. I give Kung Fu Panda 4 a 4/10.

It was already clear with _Kung Fu Panda 3_ they'd run out of story to tell, but now they've also run out of visual ideas. There's a general cheapness and disposability to this not found with previous installments. I rewatched the original trilogy not too long ago and I'd argue 2 & 3 are way stronger visually (both in terms of technical execution and imagination). Even the sound mix seems more than a little wonky to me (voices are generally too low in the mix; cheap echo effects pop up everywhere). Doesn't this all feel a little underbudgeted to anyone else? I understand cutting out the Furious Five for budgetary concerns, but bringing in Awkwafina instead isn't much of a creative fix. The story, which has never been a real strength of this series, doesn't leave much of an impression either. I doubt even the target audience will get much out of it with all the poor comedy, underdeveloped new characters and lack of interesting twists. The whole film feels straightforward to a fault and it's forgettable because of that. I still remember bits and pieces from the original trilogy and I just know that's never going to happen with this one. It’s still a small step above the best Illumination films, but very disappointing overall. 3.5/10

With no impactful moments and forced charm, this is a forgettable entry in the series. There’s no development, all the jokes are forced and I almost fell asleep. The trailers before the film had more emotional storytelling and funny jokes.