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Everything about "Kung Fu Panda" is a little better, a little sharper, a little funnier than the animated run of the mill.

With Jack Black voicing the role of a martial arts-obsessed panda who lives his dreams of high-flying glory, the film has an air of assurance and rightness of casting from the get-go.

Even with a surfeit of battle sequences riffing on live-action martial arts iconography dating back to "Enter the Dragon," the energy captivates.

"Kung Fu Panda" Summary

Enthusiastic, big and a little clumsy, Po is the biggest fan of Kung Fu around ... which doesn't exactly come in handy while working every day in his family's noodle shop.

Unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy and train in the art of Kung Fu, giant panda Po (above, JACK BLACK) begins his study under Master Shifu (below, DUSTIN HOFFMAN), the trainer of the legendary Furious Five, in DreamWorks Animation’s "Kung Fu Panda," which will be distributed by Paramount Pictures in June 2008.

DreamWorks Animation SKG Presents "Kung Fu Panda," a Paramount Pictures release featuring the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Ian McShane, David Cross, Seth Rogen, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Hong, Randall Duk Kim and Dan Fogler.

The film is directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne. The producer is Melissa Cobb. The co-producers are Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger.

PG (sequences of martial arts action). 1:35.

Cast: Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Ian McShane, David Cross, Seth Rogen, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Hong, Randall Duk Kim, Dan Fogler

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