A Tooth Fairy Tale Review: Cartoon Journey with a Touch of Kid-Appropriate Tween Love Story
In this animated adventure for preteens, the fairy community is dedicated to collecting baby teeth of sleeping children and placing gold beneath where they sleep. Board-riding teenage rebel fairy Van (voiced by Booboo Stewart) is less than thrilled about spending his future to gathering baby teeth—a feeling that’s entirely reasonable. He’s only slightly more curious about the underlying economics of the situation: the fairies deliver the teeth to unseen goblins, who provide metal in exchange. But Van’s curiosity grows when he spots a goblin (played by Larkin Bell), who proves to be not at all the hideous creature he had imagined.
A Forbidden Bond and Common Enemy
The stage is set for an exciting quest with a light sprinkling of young love (though it’s perfectly appropriate for younger kids). The goblin and fairy communities are separated from each other, and there’s nothing like the thrill of the forbidden to unite beings together. The two species portrayed in the film are remarkably alike, yet each holds prejudiced beliefs about the opposite side. The fairies are said to be entitled types, prone to taking anything they want, while the goblins are reportedly stupid, foul-smelling, and backward, but are actually bright and technologically advanced.
Naturally, such a setup requires a common enemy to unite against, and that need is met by some nasty spiders, voiced by Jon Lovitz and Fran Drescher. There’s no beating about the bush with these guys: they aim to devour the fairies and goblins, and they make for quite savage, if not especially competent, villains.
Ideal Viewers and Final Thoughts
There aren’t all that many animated films targeting the viewer group that is beginning to have first crushes, but are not mature enough for whatever 14-year-olds are watching instead of Twilight. Should your youngster is in the right age bracket, it probably won’t to be their next all-time fave, but it’s a decent choice.
A Tooth Fairy Tale releases in Scottish cinemas starting October 10 and the rest of the UK beginning October 24.