Movie Review: Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
The last thing I wanted to do on the Saturday before the 4th of July was desperately drive around looking for replacement bathing suits for Lil Momma who had managed to lose 2 during her first week of camp. As I took a break in the parking lot of my 3rd Target with 2 desperation options for my girl to try on, a text popped up from one of our close friends: “ Want to go see Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken in an hour and then grab ice cream? ” To be honest, I thought she had the name of the movie wrong, but LM was onboard so I flew home, grabbed her, and we met the group at the small movie theater the next town over. Now, I’m usually “in the know” with movies (something I pride myself on!!), but I’ve been out of the loop with all my life happening. To my surprise, this movie was exactly what the title promised: image from Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Gillman,_Teenage_Kraken “ The film follows a shy but kind fifteen-year-old girl named Ruby Gillman who is d...