Like its villain, “Kung Fu Panda 4” can do an imitation, but we can tell it’s not the genuine article.

If the script was sharper or funnier and if the gags were better maybe you wouldn't notice, but it does feel like a lot of it is a bunch of people in recording booths doing some schtick and them animating around it.

The plot may be cursory — Po has to graduate to spiritual leader of the Valley of Peace and find a successor for his job as dragon warrior — but Black attacks it with knockabout zeal.

Nonetheless, Kong Fu Panda 4 is a film that fans of the series will undoubtedly enjoy and a nice addition to a story we know, love, and are more than happy to revisit.