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Throughout this animated journey aimed at tweens, the fairy community is dedicated to gathering baby teeth of slumbering children and placing gold beneath where they sleep. Skateboarding teenage rebel fairy Van (brought to life by Booboo Stewart) is less than thrilled about devoting his life to collecting baby teeth—a feeling that’s entirely reasonable. He’s only slightly more curious about the underlying economics behind it all: the fairies hand over the molars to unseen goblins, who provide metal in exchange. But Van’s curiosity grows when he catches sight of a goblin (voiced by Larkin Bell), who proves to be far from the ugly creature he had imagined.

A Forbidden Connection and Common Enemy

The stage is set for an adventure with a light sprinkling of teen romance (though it’s very much suitable for younger kids). The goblin and fairy communities are separated from each other, and nothing fuels the excitement of secrecy to bring people as one. Both groups portrayed in the film are remarkably alike, yet each holds biased views about the opposite side. The fairies are said to be self-centered sorts, prone to taking whatever they fancy, while goblins are allegedly dim-witted, foul-smelling, and primitive, but are actually intelligent and technologically advanced.

Naturally, this scenario needs a shared foe to unite against, and that need is met in the form of a group of vicious 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 serve as quite savage, if not especially competent, villains.

Ideal Viewers and Overall Impression

You won’t find all that many animated films aimed at the viewer group that is beginning to have early romances, but aren’t yet mature enough for whatever 14-year-olds are watching instead of Twilight. If your child falls into this age group, this is unlikely to be their next all-time fave, but it’s a decent choice.

The Tooth Fairy Story releases in movie theaters in Scotland starting October 10 and across the United Kingdom from 24 October.