'Kung Fu Panda 4' review: Fun franchise feels flabby the fourth time around

Wait, doesn't 'shi fu' mean master? So when I call you 'Master Shi Fu', I'm calling you 'Master Master'? — Handout

The Kung Fu Panda series is running low on skadoosh.

Kung Fu Panda 4, the latest entry in the franchise, which began in 2008 (and we last visited in 2016), is a crisply animated family friendly adventure that doles out too many whirring fight scenes and not enough nuggets of wisdom.