The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

From the moment the film’s squishy yellow hero first appeared onscreen until the final credits faded, she did not stop giggling. Neither did I. This movie is a classic of silliness—no ifs, ands, or butts.

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.