Visually, the film is breath-taking, but its narrative arc lacks the depth and darkness of the previous film, whose arch villain, Shen, was a lot more convincing. Kai is funny and evil, but is unconvincing as the ultimate thief of good people’s Chis. We certainly don’t know what he will do with all that Chi, even though the film attempts to explain it. The trope of discovering one’s mojo at the very end is a bit tired, but when it’s a giant panda whose mojo takes the shape of a laughing dragon, one can be a bit forgiving. The Chinese masters would appreciate that.

Watch the film if you’re an Efron or Ratajkowski fan. Watch it if you like EDM. But don’t expect to find the answer to your life’s big questions.