A Tooth Fairy Tale Review: Cartoon Adventure with a Touch of Family-Friendly Tween Romance
In this animated adventure for preteens, the world of fairies is dedicated to collecting baby teeth of slumbering youngsters and leaving treasure beneath where they sleep. Skateboarding 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 is just slightly more curious about the financial workings of the situation: the fairies hand over the molars to unseen goblins, who provide metal in exchange. However, Van’s interest is piqued when he catches sight of a goblin (played by Larkin Bell), who turns out to be not at all the hideous gnome he expected.
An Unlikely Bond and Common Enemy
The stage is set for an exciting quest with a gentle touch of teen romance (even though it remains very much suitable for children). The fairy and goblin communities are estranged from one another, and there’s nothing like the excitement of secrecy to bring people together. The two species as seen here are remarkably alike, yet both maintain biased views about the opposite side. Fairies are said to be entitled sorts, prone to stealing whatever they fancy, while goblins are allegedly stupid, foul-smelling, and backward, but are actually intelligent and advanced in technology.
Naturally, this scenario requires a common enemy to join forces against, and this is duly provided in the form of some nasty spiders, voiced by Jon Lovitz and Fran Drescher. There’s no beating about the bush about their intentions: they aim to devour the goblins and fairies, and they make for fairly bloodthirsty, if not especially competent, villains.
Target Audience and Final Thoughts
There aren’t very many children’s animations aimed at the viewer group that is beginning to have early romances, but aren’t yet mature enough for whatever 14-year-olds view these days in lieu of Twilight. Should your youngster is in the right age bracket, it probably won’t to be their next all-time fave, but you could do worse.
A Tooth Fairy Tale arrives in movie theaters in Scotland from 10 October and across the United Kingdom beginning October 24.
