2004, yes 16 years ago, a 16 year old's entire lifetime. That's how long ago Nickelodeon's aquatic yellow none vertebrae and his pink starry friend and his crew first graced the big screen. And it's not often that an animated TV series goes onto the big screen and gets huge success but with Spongebob Squarepants The Movie it did and with that success it gained not one but two sequels the middling Sponge Out of Water and this. Sponge On the Run features the same voice cast from Tom Kenny to Clancy Brown and features Danny Trejo and even Keanu Reeves as a wise Sage who leads our misfits on an adventure to the lost city of Atlantic City. And as much as the cast try and the writers try Sponge on the Run still lacks the charm of the 2004 original film, though the animated standards are pretty relying massively on 3D animation. But there's still that lack of charm, and although Sponge on the Run has some funny moments has some entertaining moments but sadly our favourite under-water creatures don't have the same fire. Which is a shame because Netflix have brought this out at the right time, but it also seems a bit too late too. Which sometimes isn't a bad thing. 3/5. Good but not great.
