Jack Black is the voice of a great big panda living in ancient China, all wooly and lazy and likeable, who seeks to transcend his earthly round puffy forms in order to become a revered kung fu master.
Po works in his adopted father’s noodle shop, a goose named Mr. Ping voiced by James Chan. He is learning to make noodles but his dreams of joining his kung-fu heroes never fade away.
His dreams appear to materialize when he finds himself amongst the Furious Five - Master Tigress (Angelina Jolie), Master Crane (David Cross), Master Monkey (Jackie Chan), Master Viper (Lucy Liu), and Master Mantis (Seth Rogen) – named the Dragon Warrior and in the hands of Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman), who must train him.
The animation by DreamWorks does a charming job of illustrating the tranquil surroundings, in soft colors and subtle twinkles. The detailing is impressive, with hairs and feathers perfectly visible on each of the animated characters and the fighting scenes, which happily abound, are most enjoyable to watch, by both younger and older audiences.
