A Tooth Fairy Tale Review: Animated Journey with a Touch of Kid-Appropriate Tween Romance
In this animated journey aimed at tweens, the world of fairies is dedicated to gathering baby teeth of slumbering youngsters and leaving treasure under their pillows. Board-riding teenage rebel fairy Van (voiced by Booboo Stewart) is less than thrilled about devoting his life to gathering baby teeth—a feeling that’s completely understandable. He’s only slightly more interested in the underlying economics of the situation: the fairies deliver the teeth to mysterious goblins, who supply gold as payment. However, Van’s interest grows when he spots a goblin (played by Larkin Bell), who turns out to be far from the hideous creature he had imagined.
A Forbidden Connection and Shared Threat
The stage is set for an adventure with a light sprinkling of young love (though it’s perfectly appropriate for younger kids). The fairy and goblin groups are separated from one another, and nothing fuels the thrill of the forbidden to bring people together. The two species portrayed in the film are remarkably alike, yet each holds prejudiced beliefs about the other. The fairies are said to be entitled sorts, prone to stealing whatever they fancy, while goblins are reportedly stupid, foul-smelling, and backward, but are actually intelligent and advanced in technology.
Of course, such a setup requires a common enemy to unite against, and that need is met in the form of a group of vicious spiders, voiced by Jon Lovitz and Fran Drescher. There’s no beating about the bush with these guys: they aim to devour the goblins and fairies, and they serve as quite savage, though not especially competent, villains.
Ideal Viewers and Overall Impression
There aren’t very many animated films targeting the viewer group that is beginning to have first crushes, but are not old enough for the content 14-year-olds view these days instead of popular teen sagas. If your child falls into this age group, it probably won’t to be their next all-time fave, but you could do worse.
The Tooth Fairy Story arrives in Scottish cinemas from 10 October and the rest of the UK from 24 October.
