Acteurs·trices:
Jack Black, Awkwafina, Viola Davis, Dustin Hoffman, James Hong, Bryan Cranston, Ian McShane, Ke Huy Quan, Ronny Chieng, Lori Tan Chinn (plus)VOD (3)
Résumés(1)
Après trois aventures dans lesquelles le guerrier dragon Po a combattu les maîtres du mal les plus redoutables grâce à un courage et des compétences en arts martiaux inégalés, le destin va de nouveau frapper à sa porte pour … l’inviter à enfin se reposer. Plus précisément, pour être nommé chef spirituel de la vallée de la Paix. Cela pose quelques problèmes évidents. Premièrement, Po maîtrise aussi bien le leadership spirituel que les régimes, et deuxièmement, il doit rapidement trouver et entraîner un nouveau guerrier dragon avant de pouvoir profiter des avantages de sa prestigieuse promotion. Pire encore, il est question de l’apparition récente d’une sorcière aussi mal intentionnée que puissante, Caméléone, une lézarde minuscule qui peut se métamorphoser en n'importe quelle créature, et ce sans distinction de taille. Or Caméléone lorgne de ses petits yeux avides et perçants sur le bâton de sagesse de Po, à l’aide duquel elle espère bien pouvoir réinvoquer du royaume des esprits tous les maîtres maléfiques que notre guerrier dragon a vaincu. Po va devoir trouver de l’aide. Il va en trouver (ou pas ?) auprès de Zhen, une renarde corsac, voleuse aussi rusée que vive d'esprit, qui a le don d’irriter Po mais dont les compétences vont s’avérer précieuses. Afin de réussir à protéger la Vallée de la Paix des griffes reptiliennes de Caméléone, ce drôle de duo va devoir trouver un terrain d’entente. Ce sera l’occasion pour Po de découvrir que les héros ne sont pas toujours là où on les attend. (Universal International FR)
(plus)Critiques (3)
After finding that his days of fighting are over because he will have to become a spiritual master, Po decides to embark on one last adventure with a young thief, but little does he know that he will be up against an adversary who may be beyond his strength. Kung Fu Panda 4 is an inoffensive animated action flick, but it doesn't take the franchise anywhere. On the one hand, we get fine fights and a goofy protagonist, but alongside that we also get a minimum of new ideas and a woeful lack of old familiar ones. It's enough for a slightly above average animated flick, but I’m not sure this series can offer something more.
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After eight years, the obese, gluttonous and clumsy Dragon Warrior Po (soon-to-be spiritual leader of the Valley of Peace) returns to the scene to face perhaps his most diabolical opponent yet, the Chameleon. Kung Fu Panda 4 is quite average, offering essentially another generally straightforward adventure with no major surprises or demands on the viewer. I had the feeling that they didn't use the (literally) multilayered potential of Chameleon and were just after a spectacular show, but I praise the voice-acting of Viola Davis. I found the final confrontation a bit rushed, as if they suddenly remembered that they had a burning deadline to submit the final film and needed to cut it as quickly as possible. The film is not boring in the cinema, but a few days after the screening you won’t remember much about it.
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I was worried that the 4th episode wouldn't be up to the quality of the previous ones, but in the end I had a good time! I'm sure it's clear that the charm of the "new series" from the first part has worn off and that the pleasant humour of today's fairy tales generally can't match those from 15 years ago, but surprisingly for me I laughed quite a lot here and the film does have a couple of highlights that will sure be revisited. Otherwise, old characters disappear and a new one is added, so for me I'm satisfied and the villain, a shape-shifting Chameleon, is also great and her transformations were very cleverly used in the final fight. Certainly nothing groundbreaking, but it's definitely a fine piece for the kids and I think even us adults will be pretty satisfied.
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