Justin Lowe

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

2025 · The Hollywood Reporter

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants easily delivers another rib-tickling, delightfully frantic fourth installment of the series. While screenwriters Pam Brady and Matt Lieberman's calculated tradeoff mostly succeeds, it's regrettably at the cost of a diminished narrative and tonal range.