Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (4 Stars)

Ruby is a typical 15-year-old girl who lives in a town by the sea in California. Well, maybe not so typical. Her family has blue skin. Ruby's mother says it's because they're from Canada, and everyone in the town believes her. Naturally. Everyone knows that Canadians are weird.

Ruby's biggest concern is finding a date to go with her to junior prom. Nobody has asked her yet, so she needs to find the courage to take the initiative. When she tries to talk to Connor, her school crush, she accidentally knocks him into the water. She jumps in to save him, even though her parents have told her she must never go into the ocean. She transforms into a giant kraken. She was never told that her family are krakens living among humans.

The story goes back and forwards. I shan't divulge any spoilers, except to say that when she's on land she changes back to a normal teenage girl, but whenever she's in the water she's a giant kraken. She has to struggle to find love on land while exploring her true nature underwater.

This is a comical coming-of-age drama. There's something weird about the film rating. In Germany it has a rating of 0 years, which I consider appropriate, but in Austria it has a rating of 8 years. My grandson Oliver was able to watch the film with me, but if we'd lived in Austria he'd be too young. What is the Austrian film board thinking?