“Luca” is a film for kiddies that unabashedly recycles old formulas. Yet it’s built around one original minor trope of fairy-tale nonsense: In this movie, when a sea monster like Luca (Jacob ...

The film tells the story of Luca, a timid sea monster whose protective family forbids him from going ashore. But he comes out of his shell after meeting the outgoing Alberto, another sea monster ...

Jacob Tremblay (“Room,” “Wonder”) lends his voice to title character Luca Paguro, a bright and inventive 13-year-old sea monster with endless curiosity — especially when it comes to the ...