Striking

Rating: 7/10 (5 April 2017)

Kung Fu Panda is Po (Jack Black), a bear who does not have the right girth for the martial arts. He works in his father's noodle restaurant but dreams of joining the Furious Five, China's famous kung fu fighters which also represent a style of martial arts. Tigress, Monkey, Mantis, Viper and Crane.
A prophecy reveals that Po is to be the new Dragon Master to the surprise of Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman). However Po does not take to the tough training regime well which is designed to make him fail, the Furious Five mock him and Shifu realises that food motivates Po.
When a vengeful Tai Lung (Ian McShane) escapes prison and goes after Shifu, it is left to the Kung Fu Panda to save the day.
The film is enjoyable family fun, the overweight panda provides comedy as he struggles to learn kung fu, there are plenty of wise Chinese proverbs, colourful animation, frenetic action scenes and a reworked version of Everybody is Kung Fu fighting.