With the bulk of the creative minds behind the first two films returning here for Kung Fu Panda 3, nothing really misses a beat as the heartfelt laughs and action that made fans fall in love with the franchise are still there but you just can’t help but shake the feeling that this is very much a “Been there, done that” kind of movie. Teach his brethren panda, who are just as clumsy and fun loving as he is, into the ultimate army of Kung Fu Panda’s in order to save the country and all of his friends in The Five from certain doom. However, with supernatural villain Kai (JK Simmons) sweeping across China defeating every kung fu master that dares to cross his path, Po must do the impossible. Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) decides that it is time for Po to become the master and Po’s long lost father Li (Bryan Cranston) has just come into town looking to reconnect with his son and reintroduce him to their secret Panda homeland. Po (Jack Black) is at the top of his game as the Dragon Warrior, taking out bad guys and dumplings as fast as he possibly can, that is until he gets some news that he would have never expected. In Kung Fu Panda 3 the stakes get raised as Po faces yet another seemingly impossible challenge and while the laughs and the high octane fun are still there, the formula is definitely getting a little strained as it proves you can only go to the well so many times.

While it is often hard to argue with success, whenever a movie touts “The Continuing Adventures of…” whoever, no matter how much fun you may have with it, the growing chance of diminishing returns is just unavoidable.

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