A Tooth Fairy Tale Review: Cartoon Journey with a Sprinkling of Kid-Appropriate Tween Romance
Throughout this animated journey aimed at tweens, the world of fairies is dedicated to collecting teeth from slumbering youngsters and placing treasure under their pillows. Skateboarding teenage rebel fairy Van (brought to life by Booboo Stewart) is less than thrilled about spending his future to collecting baby teeth—a feeling that’s entirely reasonable. He’s only slightly more curious about the financial workings of the situation: the fairies hand over the molars to unseen goblins, who supply gold as payment. However, Van’s interest grows when he spots a goblin (voiced by Larkin Bell), who turns out to be far from the ugly creature he had imagined.
A Forbidden Connection and Common Enemy
The stage is set for an adventure with a light sprinkling of young love (though it’s perfectly appropriate for younger kids). The goblin and fairy communities are separated from one another, and there’s nothing like the excitement of secrecy to bring people as one. Both groups portrayed in the film are remarkably alike, yet both maintain biased views about the other. The fairies are said to be entitled sorts, prone to taking whatever they fancy, while the goblins are allegedly dim-witted, foul-smelling, and primitive, but are actually bright and advanced in technology.
Of course, such a setup needs a common enemy to unite against, and this is duly provided in the form of some nasty spiders, voiced by Jon Lovitz and Fran Drescher. They make no secret about their intentions: they want to eat the fairies and goblins, and they make for quite savage, though not particularly skilled, villains.
Target Audience and Final Thoughts
There aren’t very many children’s animations aimed at the kind of audience that is beginning to have early romances, but are not old enough for whatever 14-year-olds are watching instead of Twilight. If your child is in the right age bracket, it probably won’t to become their new all-time fave, but it’s a decent choice.
The Tooth Fairy Story releases in Scottish cinemas from 10 October and across the United Kingdom beginning October 24.
