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In this cartoon journey for preteens, the fairy community focuses on gathering teeth from slumbering youngsters and leaving treasure under their pillows. Board-riding teenage rebel fairy Van (voiced by Booboo Stewart) shows little enthusiasm about devoting his life to collecting baby teeth—a feeling that’s completely understandable. He is just a bit more interested in the financial workings behind it all: the fairies deliver the teeth to mysterious 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 not at all the hideous creature he expected.

A Forbidden Connection and Common Enemy

Everything is prepared for an adventure with a light sprinkling of young love (even though it remains very much suitable for children). The fairy and goblin communities are separated from each other, and there’s nothing like the thrill of the forbidden to bring people as one. Both groups portrayed in the film are incredibly similar, yet each holds prejudiced beliefs about the opposite side. The fairies are said to be self-centered sorts, prone to taking anything they want, while goblins are reportedly dim-witted, smelly, 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, with voices by Jon Lovitz and Fran Drescher. They make no secret about their intentions: they aim to devour the goblins and fairies, and they serve as fairly bloodthirsty, if not especially competent, villains.

Target Audience and Final Thoughts

You won’t find very many children’s animations aimed at the viewer group that is beginning to have first crushes, but aren’t yet mature enough for the content teenagers view these days instead of popular teen sagas. If your child is in the right age bracket, this is unlikely to be their next all-time fave, but you could do worse.

The Tooth Fairy Story releases in movie theaters in Scotland starting October 10 and the rest of the UK beginning October 24.