fast, funny, demented; The enduring charm of SpongeBob SquarePants has always been the combination of sweet juvenile innocence with mildly subversive adult humor, making it a perennial stoner favorite
big screen adventures deserve big screen ideas, but "Sponge on the Run" becomes talky and unfunny; The movie is dedicated to Hillenburg, but it doesn't seem to respect his celebrated artistic and slapstick vision
"The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run" isn't greater than the sum of its parts, but it's still a fun adventure for fans of all-ages, and worth watching for Keanu Reeves' wonderfully weird Sage
"The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run" is a capricious and touching surrealist kiddie ride that, in its sugar-high way, is as much a celebration of friendship as the "Toy Story" films