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Throughout this cartoon adventure for preteens, the world of fairies is dedicated to collecting teeth from sleeping youngsters and placing gold beneath where they sleep. Skateboarding teenage rebel fairy Van (brought to life by Booboo Stewart) shows little enthusiasm about spending his future to gathering 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 provide metal 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 gnome he expected.

A Forbidden Bond and Common Enemy

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 one another, and nothing fuels the thrill of the forbidden to unite beings together. The two species as seen here are incredibly similar, yet each holds prejudiced beliefs about the other. The fairies are said to be entitled types, prone to stealing anything they want, while goblins are allegedly dim-witted, foul-smelling, and backward, but are actually bright and technologically advanced.

Of course, such a setup requires a common enemy to join forces against, and that need is met in the form of some nasty 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 make for quite savage, if not especially competent, villains.

Target Audience and Final Thoughts

You won’t find very many children’s animations targeting the kind of audience that is starting to experience first crushes, but are not old enough for whatever teenagers view these days in lieu of popular teen sagas. If your child is in the right age bracket, this is unlikely to become their new all-time fave, but you could do worse.

The Tooth Fairy Story releases in Scottish cinemas starting October 10 and across the United Kingdom beginning October 24.