🔗 Share this article A Tooth Fairy Tale Film Analysis: Cartoon Journey with a Sprinkling of Kid-Appropriate Preteen Love Story In this cartoon adventure aimed at tweens, the fairy community focuses on gathering teeth from sleeping youngsters and placing treasure beneath where they sleep. Skateboarding teenage rebel fairy Van (brought to life by Booboo Stewart) is less than thrilled about spending his future to gathering baby teeth—a sentiment that’s entirely reasonable. He is just a bit more curious about the financial workings behind it all: the fairies hand over the molars to unseen goblins, who provide metal in exchange. But Van’s curiosity grows when he spots a goblin (played by Larkin Bell), who turns out to be far from the hideous creature he had imagined. A Forbidden Bond and Shared Threat The stage is set for an exciting quest with a gentle touch of teen romance (even though it remains very much suitable for younger kids). The goblin and fairy communities are separated from each other, and nothing fuels the thrill of the forbidden to bring people as one. The two species as seen here are remarkably alike, yet each holds biased views about the other. The fairies are said to be self-centered sorts, prone to taking anything they want, while goblins are allegedly dim-witted, smelly, and backward, but are actually bright and technologically advanced. Of course, this scenario requires 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. They make no secret about their intentions: they want to eat the goblins and fairies, and they make for fairly bloodthirsty, if not particularly skilled, villains. Ideal Viewers and Overall Impression You won’t find all that many animated films aimed at the kind of audience that is beginning to have first crushes, but aren’t yet mature enough for the content 14-year-olds are watching in lieu of Twilight. If your child is in the right age bracket, this is unlikely to be their next all-time fave, but it’s a decent choice. The Tooth Fairy Story arrives in Scottish cinemas from 10 October and the rest of the UK from 24 October.