I would be thrilled to report that I loved “Plankton: The Movie,” a “SpongeBob SquarePants” spinoff film. I'd love to say that it is the cinematic hit of the spring. Alas, I cannot.

Fed up with his constantly failing schemes, Karen decides to do the unthinkable – go rogue. Now out of Plankton’s confines and stupidity, she manages to take over Bikini Bottom with almost no trouble, ...

SpongeBob helps Plankton stop Karen in "Plankton: The Movie," on Netflix Friday. Photo courtesy of Netflix/Nickelodeon ...

The latest animated feature from the SpongeBob SquarePants universe, Plankton: The Movie, takes center stage as the second in a series of character-focused spin-off films. Following in the footsteps ...