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Rating: 7/10 (7 August 2008)

(Karthik Narayan) Po seems a funny name for a Panda living in China, let alone consider Kung Fu as a passion. Well, Po is a dreamy young Panda whose ambitions are to become a Kung Fu expert, maybe even a master! Being a big fat Panda and the son of a Duck running a Noodle Soup restaurant in China, Kung Fu is certainly out of question.
Po goes to watch the selection of the Dragon Warrior by the Kung Fu greats and finds himself in the irony of things.
What follows next is a series of comic events, great action from the studios of Dreamworks SKG and the final showdown between a legendary Kung Fu warrior and an ordinary Panda.
The comic attack is pleasant and not in your face, though one feels the cute panda getting hurt too often gets a little too slapstick  but then this movie is about facing life as it is vs as you like it; so the hit will be brutal, no doubt.
Two messages that are left in your mind as you finish watching this movie: Never give up. There is no secret ingredient to true happiness.
Overall, you will find that there is no secret ingredient to this movie, just don't give up watching this one  a must watch.
The perfect movie to watch when you really want to relax and get away from the traffic, noise and hectic work.
On the personal front, this movie reminded me of those underdogs in the quizzing circuits, who aren't the best at what they do, and can only look awestruck, jaws open at the Greats of Quizzing.
Then one fine day, one of these underdogs rise up to become a world beater. Lessons for all those eager beavers not to give up and to chase dreams.
There aren't any Kung Fu movies around these days, this is your best bet to revive that Golden Age...
Rating: 7/10