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In this animated journey for preteens, the world of fairies is dedicated to collecting teeth from sleeping youngsters and placing gold beneath where they sleep. Board-riding youthful nonconformist fairy Van (brought to life by Booboo Stewart) shows little enthusiasm about spending his future to gathering baby teeth—a sentiment that’s entirely reasonable. He’s only a bit more curious about the financial workings of the situation: the fairies deliver the teeth to mysterious goblins, who supply gold in exchange. But Van’s curiosity is piqued when he spots a goblin (played by Larkin Bell), who proves to be far from the ugly creature he expected.

An Unlikely Bond and Common Enemy

The stage is set for an adventure with a light sprinkling of young love (even though it remains perfectly appropriate for children). The fairy and goblin groups are separated from one another, and nothing fuels the thrill of the forbidden to unite beings together. The two species as seen here are remarkably alike, yet each holds prejudiced beliefs about the opposite side. Fairies are supposed to be self-centered types, given to stealing whatever they fancy, while the goblins are reportedly stupid, foul-smelling, and primitive, but are actually intelligent and technologically advanced.

Naturally, such a setup needs a shared foe to unite against, and that need is met by a group of vicious spiders, voiced by Jon Lovitz and Fran Drescher. They make no secret with these guys: they want to eat the goblins and fairies, and they serve as fairly bloodthirsty, though not especially competent, villains.

Target Audience and Final Thoughts

There aren’t very many animated films aimed at the viewer group that is starting to experience first crushes, but aren’t yet old enough for whatever 14-year-olds are watching instead of popular teen sagas. Should your youngster is in the right age bracket, it probably won’t to be their next favorite movie, but it’s a decent choice.

A Tooth Fairy Tale arrives in Scottish cinemas from 10 October and the rest of the UK beginning October 24.