The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) Movie Review

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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
Rating:     Rated PG for mild action and rude humor
Production:     Paramount Pictures
Genres:     Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family
Countries:     USA, South Korea
Language:     English
Director:       Paul Tibbitt
Writers:        Glenn Berger, Jonathan Aibel
Stars:          Tom Kenny, Antonio Banderas, Bill Fagerbakke

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TheWrap Alonso Duralde
The jokes are consistently hilarious, with enough variety to tickle the funny bones of old salts and young fishies alike.

The A.V. Club
The visual effects and fast and furious quips combine for that rarest of releases: one that both parents and kids can enjoy (just like the show), leaving viewers of any age hoping that the next SpongeBob movie isn't an entire decade off.

Variety Andrew Barker
At times there's a genuine sense of daring to the film's freewheeling anarchy, its refusal to stick to a central theme or impart any sort of lesson.

Slant Magazine Eric Henderson
Its dedication to the transgressive power of frivolity remains the franchise's greatest weapon.

New York Post Sara Stewart
Ultimately, for the show's fans, it may not matter if “Sponge Out of Water” shows a hint of mildew. After all, my co-critic's most enthusiastic note - “Hilarious!” - was written before the lights even dimmed.

Tribune News Service Roger Moore
The gags, puns mostly, skew quite young. And those things Spongebob does that drive his onscreen castmate nuts - the shrieks and giggles and songs - are pitched to be a lot more irritating to adults than to small fry.

The Guardian Jordan Hoffman
It isn't just the sheer density of jokes that is impressive, but the diversity.

The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen
Rather than further expanding those seemingly limitless SpongeBob horizons, the live action/CG stuff never satisfyingly jibes with the traditional nautical nonsense down below.

The Dissolve Tasha Robinson
It's amiable goofiness, delivered at an emphatic, feverish pitch. Inevitably, what works fine in 11-minute episodes becomes strained over 90 minutes on the big screen, especially during a grating musical number about teamwork.