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As Hollywood opens the floodgates to high-priced cartoons, the limits of family animation become evident. Namely, that most stories draw from the same moral well: Never give up on a dream, and family need not be blood-related.

Panda provides both lessons without sounding preachy. Black is clearly suited for the role of a modern-day Inspector Clouseau, a hero clown who can't help but save the day.

And the message is undeniably sweet. It may not tread new narrative ground, but Panda echoes some worthy tales that parents heard a long time ago at a theater far, far away.

By Scott Bowles, from USA TODAY

When Po, the clown-eyed, roly-poly kick-ass panda bear hero of Kung Fu Panda 2, goes into his twirly, lightning-limbed fighting mode, he doesn't leave his slightly abashed suburban sweetness behind. ''Yes!'' he says, dispatching a foe, ''Taste the defeat,'' and you can hear the joyous disbelief (did I really just whip that guy's butt?) in the gee-whiz sound of Jack Black, who voices him. It's not hard to see why children love Po, the rare animated hero who's awesome and ridiculous at the same moment. He's like the coolest stuffed animal in the world.

By Owen Gleiberman, from Entertainment Weekly

Kung Fu Panda 2 has clearly been designed to operate as a companion piece to the 2008 original, as the movie unfolds in a similar manner and, ultimately, contains many of the problems that plagued that first film. And while the movie is somewhat uneven and the midsection feels a little too leisurely, the filmmakers have effectively packed the proceedings with more than enough elements to ensure that fans will walk away satisfied -- including a revelation at the movie's end that leaves the door wide open for yet another sequel.

By David Nusair, from About.com

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