What to expect from The Bob’s Burgers Movie

While embargoes restrict me from telling you things like, ya know, spoilers, cameos, character developments, and detailed story points, those are best kept as a surprise anyway. Instead let me whet your appetite with some details I can share.

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We find the Belchers in dire need of more burger sales, and just when they think they’ll be able to hit the customer jackpot, a sinkhole opens in front of their restaurant, not only preventing diners from entering but also uncovering a decades-old mystery that the Belcher kids are determined to solve. From there, shenanigans and peril and tugging at the heartstrings ensue.

Even in its transition to the big screen, The Bob’s Burgers Movie still holds onto key ingredients used in the show’s recipe for success:

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Why Bob’s Burgers will always be good

There will certainly be some things to point out as unsatisfactory in the film. The pacing, for instance, is a little off because these stories are usually told in 22-minute increments. But overall, this movie is successful because it’s impossible for Bob’s Burgers to be bad. That’s in part because at the core of the series is a group of flawed but lovable characters, and the relationship between them is more central to each episode (and the film) than trying to squeeze in jokes or write the most fantastical dream sequence or make the slickest parody of a 1980s flick or insert the most obscure food reference.

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Even as fictional, somewhat crudely animated characters, these are people that audiences have grown to care about, and from there the rest is gravy. There are no obvious fan service grabs in this movie, because the greatest way to service said fans is to just continue allowing these characters to be themselves and come together in a way that is the antithesis of the after-school special, while still growing as people (er, ya know, cartoons).

Once you have that, then let the writers run loose with their most wild ideas, add in some big-screen bops for good measure, and you’ve got yourself the perfect movie to kick off a summer full of burgers.

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