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In this cartoon adventure aimed at tweens, the fairy community focuses on collecting teeth from slumbering youngsters and placing treasure under their pillows. Board-riding teenage rebel fairy Van (brought to life by Booboo Stewart) shows little enthusiasm about spending his future to collecting baby teeth—a sentiment that’s entirely reasonable. He’s only slightly 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 ugly gnome he expected.

An Unlikely Connection and Shared Threat

Everything is prepared for an exciting quest with a light sprinkling of young love (even though it remains perfectly appropriate for children). The fairy and goblin groups are separated from each other, and there’s nothing like the thrill of the forbidden to unite beings as one. Both groups as seen here are remarkably alike, yet both maintain prejudiced beliefs about the other. The fairies are said to be self-centered types, given to taking anything they want, while goblins are reportedly dim-witted, foul-smelling, and backward, but are actually intelligent and advanced in technology.

Naturally, this scenario needs a common enemy to join forces against, and this is duly provided in the form of a group of vicious spiders, with voices by Jon Lovitz and Fran Drescher. They make no secret with these guys: they aim to devour the fairies and goblins, and they serve as fairly bloodthirsty, if not especially competent, villains.

Target Audience and Overall Impression

You won’t find all that many animated films targeting the kind of audience that is starting to experience first crushes, but are not mature enough for the content teenagers view these days instead of Twilight. If your child falls into this age group, this is unlikely to be their next favorite movie, but it’s a decent choice.

A Tooth Fairy Tale releases in movie theaters in Scotland starting October 10 and across the United Kingdom beginning October 24.