Movie review: A sea monster is celebrated in Dreamworks' 'Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'
"Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken" -- ★ ★ ½ We landlubbers have gotten it all wrong: Kraken aren't terrible monsters from the sea who destroy our sailing ships and munch on our sailors. They're kind and helpful. It's the mermaids who are the real demons.
But 15-year-old Ruby is on a collision course with her mom when the subject of prom is debated. This year, it will be held on a party boat and any kind of water splashed on Ruby will turn her into a massive iridescent Kraken. Mom says she can't go, despite Ruby's pleas. Director Kirk DeMicco keeps things moving at a hectic, pressurized pace on land and lets things float and swoosh in the sea. The animation really shines when it comes to water, whether the roiling ocean or a puddle-filled pier.
Teenage kraken Ruby , left, goes up against her mermaid bestie/rival Chelsea in"Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken." - Courtesy of Universal Pictures The arrival in Oceanside of a mermaid -- gorgeous, sweet and popular -- complicates Ruby's life even more. Mermaids, she's been told for years, are selfish, narcissistic and dishonest, but this mermaid, Chelsea , takes a liking to Ruby --"Super-seagirl bestie!" -- and they share their woes of hiding among humans.
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