Kung Fu Panda 4
Universal Pictures | Release Date: March 8, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
16
Mixed:
14
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenMar 8, 2024
The fourth time is truly the charm in this long-running franchise. Read full review
81
The Film VerdictWilliam BibbianiMar 6, 2024
There’s an argument to be made, and I’m willing to make it, that Kung Fu Panda 4 is the best film in this series. Read full review
75
The Associated PressMark KennedyMar 6, 2024
The series’ first new installment in eight years is a reliably funny, sweet and wonderfully realized passing of the torch, with a paw in the past and another into the future — an elegant goodbye and a hello. Many other filmmakers — ahem, Marvel and DC — might learn a thing. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshMar 8, 2024
Much like Po himself, Kung Fu Panda 4 just wants to vibe out, riding the wave of previous successes. For little kids, it will be a fun diversion, but for anyone expecting the excellence of the previous films, this dumpling is a little too light on the filling. Read full review
70
The New York TimesClaire ShafferMar 7, 2024
Once again starring Jack Black as the gullible martial arts master Po, the animated film melds together wisecracking comedy and sprightly action sequences with a message of kindness, inner peace and self-discovery. Read full review
70
CNNBrian LowryMar 7, 2024
Slick and briskly paced, the film incorporates its origins while conjuring enough laughs and fun to effectively deliver for parents and their cubs. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMar 6, 2024
Many of the gags are either derivative or homages, depending on your perspective, including the vicious killer bunnies that bring to mind Monty Python and the Holy Grail. But that doesn’t make them any less funny. Read full review
70
ColliderRoss BonaimeMar 6, 2024
Kung Fu Panda 4 is a film all about deciding to not do the easy thing of remaining stagnant and comfortable, but rather, trying something new and hopefully finding the greatness in the new opportunity. Kung Fu Panda 4 similarly does this, attempting a new approach to this world and mostly finding success, while also potentially setting up the future of where this series could go. Read full review
70
Screen RantRachel LaBonteMar 6, 2024
Though following a familiar formula that's running the risk of wearing thin, Kung Fu Panda 4 still finds heart in the reliable Dreamworks franchise. Read full review
67
IndieWireWilson ChapmanMar 6, 2024
A fun but largely unnecessary fourth outing. Read full review
65
Paste MagazineJesse HassengerMar 6, 2024
It will entertain children, and it will inspire another sequel. Call it DreamWorks zen. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsMar 8, 2024
Black and Awkwafina and Hoffman do their jobs, but the jokes have a way of arriving like jokes, and sounding like jokes, but not quite being jokes. This is an action movie foremost, which is fine. Read full review
63
ObserverOliver JonesMar 7, 2024
This dumpling and rocket-fueled contraption continues to employ the same seemingly unstoppable one-two punch: a steady drubbing of painterly and balletic cartoon violence and the unbounded—and increasingly turned out—enthusiasm of the series’ resident Zeus of Skadoosh, star Jack Black. Read full review
63
Washington PostAmy NicholsonMar 6, 2024
The humor is often over-caffeinated and anarchic — a style that suits the production — but when the film dares to slow down, it has a gift for reworking classic gags, like a wordless shot of animals stampeding through a china shop. Read full review
63
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiMar 6, 2024
The so-so story aside, like the previous three movies and most of DreamWorks’ catalog, this iteration of “Panda” appealingly wears its heart on its paw. And that’s sufficient reason for families to choose it over a lot of other animated schlock out there. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineJustin ClarkMar 6, 2024
The film is a good time, and it doesn’t exactly betray any of Kung Fu Panda’s strengths, but it also exhibits the telltale signs of a series struggling to justify its existence. Read full review
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