Rating of
3/4
The secret is NOTHING
BryanFury - wrote on 06/16/08
It is definitely hard not to like a chubby panda. That is why this movie unexpectedly succeeded character wise and story wise with Jack Black as the puppet master. He really does his thing with swagger that brought a lot of dimension to an animated creature. His comedy chops is undeniably well used in this film. Plus there are too many heavy weight stars that are on board to help JB aka Poe achieved that level of greatness in this film. The story is something very familiar to everyone, but who the heck cares we all want to see a panda doing some butt kicking action. Dustin Hoffman as the Kung Fu master does all the right moves with a little extra kick of comedy and cuteness in his character. The theme also brings a somewhat old school Chinese action flick to the surface which is reminiscent of Jackie Chan's beginnings. That is why it is pleasing to the eyes and mind and you kind of feel a little nostalgic of that long lost art of fighting the east civilization brought on screen. If we are talking funny then this movie would be an eight in my comedy meter. With that said DreamWorks would have yet another addition to their belt of very successful animated films. Overall this movie would be something worth one's time and money and believe me when I say it will bring out the little kid in you..
