🔗 Share this article

In this cartoon journey for preteens, the world of fairies is dedicated to collecting teeth from slumbering children and placing treasure 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 interested in the financial workings of the situation: the fairies hand over the molars to mysterious goblins, who provide metal as payment. But Van’s curiosity grows when he spots a goblin (played by Larkin Bell), who proves to be far from the ugly creature he expected.

An Unlikely Bond and Common Enemy

The stage is set for an adventure with a light sprinkling of young love (even though it remains perfectly appropriate for younger kids). The goblin and fairy groups are separated from each other, and nothing fuels the excitement of secrecy to unite beings as one. Both groups portrayed in the film are remarkably alike, yet each holds biased views about the opposite side. Fairies are supposed to be self-centered sorts, prone to stealing anything they want, while goblins are allegedly dim-witted, smelly, and backward, but are actually intelligent and technologically advanced.

Naturally, such a setup needs a common enemy to join forces against, and this is duly provided by a group of vicious spiders, voiced by Jon Lovitz and Fran Drescher. There’s no beating about the bush about their intentions: they want to eat the fairies and goblins, and they serve as quite savage, if not particularly skilled, villains.

Target Audience and Overall Impression

You won’t find all that many children’s animations targeting the viewer group that is beginning to have early romances, but aren’t yet mature enough for the content 14-year-olds are watching in lieu of Twilight. If your child falls into this age group, it probably won’t to become their new all-time fave, but you could do worse.

The Tooth Fairy Story releases in Scottish cinemas starting October 10 and the rest of the UK beginning October 24.