“The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water” is the second film to follow the antics of SpongeBob SquarePants. I was really into “SpongeBob” for a long time. The show started airing when I was middle school and my friends and I thought it was a riot. The early seasons found a chaotic clash of humor that had an obvious widespread appeal. To this day, my little sister, Whitney, and I frequently quote early “SpongeBob” lines when we’re together.

Unfortunately for everyone, the show started to evolve and became a weird parody of itself. “SpongeBob,” in this reviewer’s opinion, is built around the type of humor that is hilarious if the audience is in the right frame of mind to receive it – meaning audience members are the right age or are the right age at heart (either in perpetuity or in the moment). Watching a movie like this outside of that young frame of mind is not advisable.

“The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water” has received surprisingly high praise from critics. As of this writing it stands at 75% on RottenTomatoes.com, meaning 75% of critics gave it a positive review. For comparison, last year’s “Dumb and Dumber To” clocked in at 29%. Both films feature “stupid humor” but “The SpongeBob Movie” somehow found it’s way into the hearts of critics.

I’m dancing around my own opinions because for this particular instance, I don’t feel I can give a fair review. I have bad days just like everyone else. Unfortunately, on the day I saw “Sponge out of Water,” I had a pretty lousy day and I know for a fact that it clouded my opinion. However, it does illustrate my earlier point. Through the eyes of someone in the right frame of mind, this film could be a delightful romp of nonsensical humor. I would encourage people to go into this film to expect nothing – there’s a childlike innocence to stupidity that can sometimes fail to make it through thick skin.