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In this animated journey aimed at tweens, the world of fairies is dedicated to gathering baby teeth of slumbering children and leaving treasure under their pillows. Skateboarding youthful nonconformist fairy Van (voiced by Booboo Stewart) shows little enthusiasm about devoting his life to collecting baby teeth—a sentiment that’s completely understandable. He’s only slightly more interested in the underlying economics of the situation: the fairies hand over the molars to unseen goblins, who supply gold in exchange. But Van’s curiosity is piqued when he spots a goblin (played by Larkin Bell), who turns out to be not at all the hideous creature he had imagined.

A Forbidden Bond and Common Enemy

Everything is prepared for an exciting quest with a gentle touch of young love (even though it remains perfectly appropriate for younger kids). The goblin and fairy groups are separated from one another, and nothing fuels the excitement of secrecy to bring people together. The two species portrayed in the film are remarkably alike, yet both maintain biased views about the opposite side. The fairies are supposed to be self-centered sorts, given to taking anything they want, while the goblins are allegedly dim-witted, smelly, and primitive, but are in fact bright and advanced in technology.

Naturally, such a setup needs a shared foe to join forces against, and this is duly provided in the form of some nasty 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, though not particularly skilled, villains.

Target Audience and Overall Impression

You won’t find very many animated films aimed at the kind of audience that is starting to experience early romances, but are not mature enough for whatever 14-year-olds are watching in lieu of popular teen sagas. Should your youngster is in the right age bracket, this is unlikely to become their new favorite movie, but it’s a decent choice.

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