The Bob's Burgers Movie

The Bob's Burgers Movie is an American animated musical comedy film based on the Fox animated adult comedy series Bob's Burgers. The movie is written and directed by series creator Loren Bouchard alongside co-writer Nora Smith and features the voice actors from the TV series reprising their roles.

Plot
The story begins when a ruptured water main creates an enormous sinkhole right in front of Bob's Burgers, blocking the entrance indefinitely and ruining the Belchers’ plans for a successful summer. While Bob and Linda struggle to keep the business afloat, the kids try to solve a mystery that could save their family's restaurant. As the dangers mount, these underdogs help each other find hope and fight to get back behind the counter, where they belong.

Why It's as Savory as Bob's Burgers

 * 1) The movie has a strong faithfulness for the source material. The tone is virtually the same as the show and it is just as realistic as the show despite the zany nature of the humor and adventure.
 * 2) Surprisingly creative plot that incorporates what could possibly be the most suspense the show has ever seen. The murder mystery plot and the main villain's plan to burn down Wonder Wharf and turn the town into a mega park provide a genuine sense of peril for the characters and their lives.
 * 3) The animation is a grand step up from that of the show. Character movement is more fluid and characters now have more apparent shading applied to them. Same thing applies to the backgrounds, which now look more stylish with the improved art direction and CGI is even used seamlessly at some points.
 * 4) The movie features some of the best humor the show has ever had. The character's various quirks are used at their best here and make for some of the funniest moments in the movie, such as Linda dressing up as a "sexy burger" by adding a bikini to Gene's burger suit, and Bob stroking a burger and making it talk while his kids watch and bet on how long the relationship will last.
 * 5) The characters are all still as likable and witty as they were on the show. They all still retain their core characteristics and put them to good use in the narrative. The Belcher family, in particular, are at their best here, as their humorous quirks are well timed and they are able to adapt to more serious moments mostly well.
 * 6) The Belchers' arcs are all interesting and provide clever deconstructions of their personalities and dynamics. For instance:
 * 7) *Louise, while appearing confident on the outside, is afraid that she's falling behind in maturity and wants to be seen as brave. This ties in well with the soft side she's shown in the show and is a compelling drive for her to solve the murder mystery and prove herself as brave.
 * 8) *Bob and Linda's dynamic as a cynic and idealist respectively is best explored here. Bob comes to realize how stressful it must be for Linda to have to be the one to keep everyone's spirits up in crisis. When she begins to lose hope when the family is buried alive, Bob decides to return the favor and ultimately helps the family escape being buried alive and helps Louise and Gene overcome their anxieties.
 * 9) The movie carries some surprisingly compelling seriousness at times and is probably the most serious the show has ever been, especially when Louise discovers Cotton Candy Dan's skeleton in the sinkhole and when Grover buried the Belchers alive in the sinkhole while they're trapped in a go-kart.
 * 10) Outstanding musical score that's even more lively than the show. The musical numbers incorporate the characters' motivations in well and are just plain catchy, especially the opening song "Sunny Side Up Summer" which sets up the main characters' stories in style.
 * 11) Great voice acting from the cast of the show. Each actor is able to make the delivery of their lines effective, whether it be during lighthearted moments or more emotional moments.
 * 12) Plenty of nice references to episodes from the show that are sure to delight fans, ranging from neat background details such as the ghost boy image from "The Land Ship" appearing in one scene to call backs to whole episodes like "The Itty Bitty Ditty Committee".
 * 13) *Speaking of which, the plot doesn't really demand that you understand these references to understand its plot. This means that one can enjoy the movie without having seen the show.
 * 14) The movie introduces some heartwarming lore centered around Louise's hat. The fact that the hat was based on a pink cap Bob's late mother wore puts Bob and Louise's relationship into a whole new perspective, especially when it's implied that Louise reminds Bob of his mother.
 * 15) *We also get to see Bob's mother in full when he was young, which is a nice touch.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The movies feels like an extended episode of the show due to the amounts of padding and the film's pacing being slow. The musical numbers in particular tend to drag out for too long and often slow the plot down. This is most noticeable with Grover's song "Not That Evil".
 * 2) Tina and Gene's subplots (the former wanting Jimmy Jr. to be her Summer boyfriend and the latter wanting people to like his music) are mostly underdeveloped (especially the latter), don't really add anything to the overall narrative and could be removed entirely without changing anything.
 * 3) Grover Fischoeder is a rather predictable antagonist since we know so little about him and his relatives Calvin and Felix are too important to the show for the writers to make them the culprit behind the murders that Grover comes off as expendable (and thus a likely candidate to be written off in such a way).

Reception
The Bob's Burgers Movie received mostly positive reception from critics and audiences. The film has an 87% Tomatometer score and an 89% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, with the critic consensus reading "The Bob's Burgers Movie offers all the heart, humor, and clever callbacks that fans of the show will be looking for while remaining an entertaining entry point for the unconverted." The movie also has a 7.4/10 on IMDB, a 75 critic score and 7.5 audience score on MetaCritic, a 3.8/5 on Letterboxd, an average grade of "A" on CinemaScore, and an 89% approval rating and 69% recommendation rating on PostTrak.

Trivia

 * Originally slated for a July 17, 2020 release, the film was pushed back to April 9, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic breaking out. On January 22, 2021, the film was delayed indefinitely for reasons unknown, but was given the final release date of May 27, 2022 eight months later on September 10.
 * This is the second movie to be based on a Fox animated series following The Simpsons Movie.
 * This is also the first 2D-animated film to be distributed by Disney since Winnie the Pooh (2011).
 * This is the last piece of animation worked on by Tuck Tucker and Dale Baer before they died on December 22, 2020 and January 15, 2021 respectively.

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