One of the sequel’s charms is its embrace of how the franchise has exhausted the surprising potential of its earlier outings
. The basic premise here was still cuddly animals. But with kung fu! It seemed like a nifty way to capitalize on the post-fetishization of pulpy grind house entertainment, but it turned out to be much more than that.
Franchise fans will be excited to see Ian McShane’s Tai Lung return in the opening scenes, and then immediately feel deflated by what a letdown his presence here actually is. The imposing villain, whose entrance in the original was spectacular cinema pure and simple, is only here because the new baddie voiced by Viola Davis is a shapeshifter called the Chameleon taking Tai Lung’s form.
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