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SpongeBob Move, The: Sponge Out of Water (U)

SpongeBob Move, The: Sponge Out of Water (U)

Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When a diabolical pirate above the sea steals the secret Krabby Patty formula, SpongeBob and his nemesis Plankton must team up in order to get it back.

More information on this production is available at www.squarepantsmovie.co.uk.

The critical consensus

Next to message-laden, CG-soaked kids’ animations, SpongeBob stands alone. His return is a skittish but winning splash of nonsense: dip in.

***(*)(*)Kevin Harley, Total Film, 23/03/2015

Over-familiar and the first half's pace is sea-sluggish but with inspired touches.

***(*)(*)Nick de Semlyen, Empire Online, 23/03/2015

For the most part, Sponge Out of Water provides decent-sized doses of wacky animated fun; it's packed full of hilarious one-liners, pop culture references and colourful characters that should keep both adults and kids entertained.

***(*)(*)Katherine McLaughlin, The List, 23/03/2015

Almost every line is a zinger, which can be appreciated in a state of total sobriety: it’s a non-stoner stoner film – and very funny.

****(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 26/03/2015

Intermittently, SpongeBob's latest feature is very funny indeed, even for non-devotees of the original series.

***(*)(*)Geoffrey MacNab, The Independent, 27/03/2015

Verdict: Splashing laughs.

***(*)(*)Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 27/03/2015

The speed, frivolous nature and sheer preponderance of the slapstick gags during the early, fully animated sequences are joyously anarchic.

***(*)(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 28/03/2015

It lacks the charm as Spongebob’s last cinematic outing, but it is rather funny considering the odds stacked against it.

***(*)(*)Douglas James Greenwood, The Edinburgh Reporter, 28/03/2015

Should please young fans and offers up some droll humour for adults despite a rather innocuous story.

***(*)(*)Henry Fitzherbert, Sunday Express, 29/03/2015

The live-action sequences, in which Antonio Banderas chews the pirate scenery, may not live up to the Looney Tunes madness of the cartoons, but for sheer head-scrambling craziness this is hard to beat.

****(*)Mark Kermode, The Observer, 29/03/2015

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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