The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: February 6, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
11
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
CineVueJames LuxfordMar 26, 2015
The wayward narrative will appeal to fans as much as it will befuddle newcomers, making for an imperfect but hugely endearing family adventure. Read full review
60
The TelegraphRobbie CollinMar 26, 2015
The film moves like a pyjama case full of angry weasels, and finds ingenious ways to cram every scene with just one more loopy, disposable gag or slapstick thwack. It may not be the year’s best animated film, but it’s almost certainly the most. Read full review
60
Total FilmKevin HarleyMar 23, 2015
Next to message-laden, CG-soaked kids’ animations, SpongeBob stands alone. His return is a skittish but winning splash of nonsense: dip in. Read full review
60
EmpireNick de SemlyenMar 23, 2015
Over-familiar and the first half's pace is sea-sluggish but with inspired touches. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyFeb 5, 2015
What saves the film is that it is also packed to the gills with the classic slapstick sweetness that makes SpongeBob — in or out of water, on big screen or small — hard not to laugh at and love at least a little. Giggle, giggle. Read full review
60
The DissolveTasha RobinsonFeb 5, 2015
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. Read full review
60
The GuardianJordan HoffmanFeb 3, 2015
It isn’t just the sheer density of jokes that is impressive, but the diversity. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenJan 31, 2015
Rather than further expanding those seemingly limitless SpongeBob horizons, the live action/CG stuff never satisfyingly jibes with the traditional nautical nonsense down below. Read full review
50
Washington PostJen ChaneyFeb 5, 2015
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water is like the family movie equivalent of a Krabby Patty: It tastes fine and will satisfy some cravings. But it’s ultimately a product cranked out to make money and keep our consumer-driven society, much like Bikini Bottom’s, chugging along without significant disruption. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia PuigFeb 5, 2015
The live-action elements — mostly in the person of Antonio Banderas as cranky pirate Burger Beard, who spends most of his time addressing a flock of seagulls — don't mesh seamlessly with the animated sequences. It almost feels like two movies awkwardly melded together. Read full review
50
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsFeb 5, 2015
Squeezes plenty of color and noise from a thin concept, then runs with it until non-fanatics can’t keep up. Read full review
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