A Tooth Fairy Tale Review: Animated Journey with a Touch of Kid-Appropriate Preteen Romance
In this animated journey aimed at tweens, the fairy community is dedicated to collecting baby teeth of slumbering children and placing treasure under their pillows. Skateboarding youthful nonconformist fairy Van (voiced by Booboo Stewart) is less than thrilled about devoting his life to collecting baby teeth—a feeling that’s completely understandable. He’s only slightly more curious about the financial workings of the situation: the fairies hand over the molars to mysterious goblins, who supply gold in exchange. But Van’s curiosity grows when he spots a goblin (played by Larkin Bell), who proves to be far from the ugly gnome he expected.
An Unlikely Bond and Shared Threat
The stage is set for an exciting quest with a light sprinkling of teen romance (even though it remains very much suitable for children). The fairy and goblin groups are separated from one another, and there’s nothing like the excitement of secrecy to unite beings together. Both groups as seen here are remarkably alike, yet each holds prejudiced beliefs about the other. The fairies are supposed to be self-centered sorts, prone to taking anything they want, while goblins are allegedly dim-witted, smelly, and backward, but are in fact bright and technologically advanced.
Naturally, such a setup needs a common enemy to unite against, and that need is met by a group of vicious spiders, voiced by Jon Lovitz and Fran Drescher. They make no secret with these guys: they aim to devour the goblins and fairies, and they serve as quite savage, if not particularly skilled, villains.
Target Audience and Final Thoughts
There aren’t very many animated films aimed at the viewer group that is starting to experience first crushes, but are not mature enough for whatever teenagers are watching in lieu of Twilight. Should your youngster falls into this age group, it probably won’t to be their next favorite movie, but it’s a decent choice.
The Tooth Fairy Story arrives in movie theaters in Scotland starting October 10 and the rest of the UK from 24 October.