Giving The Bad Guys in Maraschino Ruby (2022) a gleeful 10/10: this zippy 4-minute caper is pure confection, reuniting the feature's voice cast-Sam Rockwell (Mr. Wolf), Marc Maron (Mr. Snake), Awkwafina (Ms. Tarantula), Craig Robinson (Mr. Shark), Anthony Ramos (Mr. Piranha)-with Alex Borstein's hilariously relentless Chief Misty Luggins, all under writer-director Nelson Yokota for DreamWorks.
Luggins lays an elaborate sting for the crew, only to discover they've already been nabbed for an even sillier offense-an antic twist that plays like a brisk epilogue to the 2022 film and a winking celebration of the gang's "good bad" rebrand.
The good: whip-smart timing, deadpan one-liners, and Yokota's tight visual gags that milk maximum payoff from minimal minutes; Daniel Pemberton's propulsive musical vibe keeps the heist energy humming, and the animation's squash-and-stretch flair sells every pratfall.
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The (tiny) bad: at four minutes the joke density leaves no breathing room for character beats, and newcomers may miss a few callbacks without the feature's context-but fans will relish the fast-talking banter and Luggins' tabloid-headline bravado.
As a home-release bonus short, it's a snappy, sugar-rush encore that proves style, charm, and comic precision can be a meal even in amuse-bouche form.
