Everyone, human or kraken, is a sassy little snark machine.

| Oct 15, 2024

Lana Condor voices a shy teenager whose love of the ocean takes her on an endearing journey in this family-friendly parable about finding the bravery to be different.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 18, 2024

At its heart, Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken is a tale of self-acceptance. While the outside world may initially see her as a monster, Ruby has to learn how to love her new self, embracing all the things that make her different from the rest of her peers

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 15, 2024

What it lacks in narrative originality or cinematic individuality it makes up for with its amiable humour, playful characters and refreshing thematic resonance.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 19, 2024

It’s funny to write a story about a teenage kraken doesn’t break a whole lot of new ground, but it’s true. Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken is a very by the numbers coming of age story.

| Original Score: C | Jul 3, 2024

…deserves to sink to the bottom of the briney; it’s tokenism in place of a genuine female voice, and an unhelpfully shrill cartoon of real-life, everyday, ordinary issues

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 21, 2024

An enjoyable family-friendly film with relevant themes and great voice performances that the viewers can get some delight from.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 25, 2023

Overall, "Ruby Gillman" is not only an entertaining film, it’s a thoughtful one.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 27, 2023

Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken is terrific family entertainment, with plenty of laughs to match the meaningful story.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 26, 2023

It is well-made, at times beautifully written, and the people I watched it with, all enjoyed it just fine.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 21, 2023

Visually, the movie becomes more of an eyesore as it slithers along, while the story mashes up some confusing marine mythology with contemporary plotting points.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Sep 20, 2023

The voice cast is warm and lively, and the film succeeds thanks to its colourful and witty visual style.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 31, 2023

There are good pieces, but they are mixed in with elements that aren’t as tasty.

| Original Score: C | Aug 9, 2023

Its charms are modest, and its annoyances minimal.

| Jul 25, 2023

The color experience, on the most primal, visual aesthetic level, will be fun for little kids and fine for their parents.

| Jul 21, 2023

To call this "derivative" would be kind.

| Jul 21, 2023

Ruby Gillman doesn’t quite break new ground in the “powers as a metaphor for puberty” subgenre of sci-fi/fantasy, but it’s beautiful and exuberant enough to make for a fun and heartwarming trip under the sea.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 12, 2023

This is a fun, colorful coming-of-age story.

| Original Score: 3 stars | Jul 10, 2023

If only the story could match the visuals. The script … is a by-the-numbers coming-of-age story that, like Pixar’s “Turning Red” before it, equates female puberty to transformation into a giant creature.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 10, 2023

Keep moving. Keep Moving. Nothing new to see here.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Jul 8, 2023