In this cartoon adventure aimed at tweens, the fairy community is dedicated to gathering baby teeth of slumbering children and leaving treasure under their pillows. Skateboarding teenage rebel fairy Van (voiced by Booboo Stewart) is less than thrilled about spending his future to collecting baby teeth—a feeling that’s entirely reasonable. He is just slightly more curious about the underlying economics of the situation: the fairies deliver the teeth to mysterious goblins, who supply gold as payment. But Van’s curiosity is piqued when he catches sight of a goblin (played by Larkin Bell), who proves to be not at all the hideous creature he had imagined.
The stage is set for an adventure with a gentle touch of teen romance (though it’s perfectly appropriate for children). The goblin and fairy communities are separated from each other, and there’s nothing like the thrill of the forbidden to unite beings as one. The two species as seen here are remarkably alike, yet each holds prejudiced beliefs about the other. Fairies are supposed to be entitled sorts, given to taking whatever they fancy, while the goblins are allegedly dim-witted, smelly, and backward, but are actually intelligent and advanced in technology.
Of course, such a setup needs a shared foe 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 goblins and fairies, and they make for fairly bloodthirsty, though not especially competent, villains.
You won’t find all that many children’s animations targeting the viewer group that is beginning to have first crushes, but aren’t yet old enough for the content teenagers are watching in lieu of Twilight. Should your youngster falls into this age group, it probably won’t to be their next all-time fave, but it’s a decent choice.
The Tooth Fairy Story releases in Scottish cinemas starting October 10 and across the United Kingdom beginning October 24.
