SpongeBob SquarePants works as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab. During his time off, SpongeBob has a knack for attracting trouble with his starfish best friend but now trending is the news of the stolen crown and his boss is the number one suspect.
The new feature film has some of the charm of the small-screen original, but it lacks the sustained goofiness of the series.
Nell Minow
Common Sense Media
December 29, 2010
Very similar to the edgy animated TV show.
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
May 20, 2008
The Nickelodeon cartoon series about an oceanic sponge and his starfish sidekick washes onto the big screen with a tide of weak one-liners, exaggerated reactions, and vaguely nauseating gags.
The questions that the religious right needs to ask are how and why they ever confused homosexuality with pedophilia. Not only does blurring this issue do gays a disservice, it lets SpongeBob get away with murder.
If you are a non-parent and you're entertained by this, wow, good for you.
Randy Cordova
Arizona Republic
November 21, 2004
Like the TV show it's based on, it's a daffy, enjoyable creation.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed
April 29, 2009
It's never afraid to break out of movie conventions and revert back to its series randomness and sheer Monty Python-esque humor that made it a hit with kids in the first place.
