The Tooth Fairy Story Review: Animated Journey with a Sprinkling of Family-Friendly Tween Romance
Throughout this animated adventure aimed at tweens, the world of fairies is dedicated to collecting teeth from slumbering children and placing gold beneath where they sleep. Skateboarding teenage rebel fairy Van (voiced by Booboo Stewart) shows little enthusiasm about devoting his life to collecting baby teeth—a sentiment that’s entirely reasonable. He’s only slightly more curious about the financial workings of the situation: the fairies deliver the teeth to mysterious goblins, who provide metal as payment. However, Van’s interest grows when he spots a goblin (voiced by Larkin Bell), who proves to be not at all the ugly creature he had imagined.
An Unlikely Connection and Common Enemy
The stage is set for an adventure with a light sprinkling of teen romance (though it’s perfectly appropriate for children). The goblin and fairy groups are separated from each other, and nothing fuels the excitement of secrecy to unite beings together. The two species as seen here are incredibly similar, yet both maintain prejudiced beliefs about the other. The fairies are supposed to be entitled types, prone to stealing anything they want, while goblins are allegedly dim-witted, foul-smelling, and primitive, but are in fact intelligent and technologically advanced.
Naturally, such a setup needs a shared foe to unite against, and that need is met by some nasty spiders, with voices by Jon Lovitz and Fran Drescher. They make no secret with these guys: they want to eat the goblins and fairies, and they serve as quite savage, though not particularly skilled, villains.
Target Audience and Final Thoughts
There aren’t all that many animated films targeting the viewer group that is starting to experience early romances, but are not old enough for the content 14-year-olds are watching in lieu of Twilight. If your child is in the right age bracket, it probably won’t to become their new favorite movie, but it’s a decent choice.
The Tooth Fairy Story releases in Scottish cinemas from 10 October and across the United Kingdom from 24 October.