DreamWorks Animation's RubyGillman , TeenageKraken treads in familiar waters, but its charms make up for that, writes The Times' tracycbrown
For many of us, it happens around adolescence: Bodies are changing, emotions are huge. And because we’re trying to figure everything out, we can’t help but notice how different we are.
That’s probably why there’s no shortage of coming-of-age stories that use monsters as metaphors. The latest entry in this genre, “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken,” blends teenage angst with a fun and vibrant take on sea-creature lore that subverts fairy-tale expectations. Directed by Kirk DeMicco, the animated movie follows Ruby Gillman , a teen kraken who lives among humans in a seaside town. Sweet and relatably awkward, Ruby is a 16-year-old mathlete with a lovingly overprotective mom , a crew of loyal friends and a crush (
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