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Throughout this animated adventure for preteens, the world of fairies is dedicated to collecting baby teeth of sleeping children and leaving gold beneath where they sleep. Skateboarding teenage rebel fairy Van (voiced by Booboo Stewart) is less than thrilled about spending his future to collecting baby teeth—a feeling that’s completely understandable. He’s only a bit more interested in the financial workings behind it all: the fairies deliver the teeth to mysterious goblins, who supply gold in exchange. However, Van’s interest grows when he spots a goblin (voiced by Larkin Bell), who proves to be not at all the hideous gnome he had imagined.

A Forbidden Connection and Common Enemy

Everything is prepared for an exciting quest with a light sprinkling 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 as one. The two species portrayed in the film are incredibly similar, yet both maintain biased views about the opposite side. Fairies are said to be self-centered sorts, prone to stealing anything they want, while the goblins are reportedly stupid, foul-smelling, and backward, but are actually intelligent and advanced in technology.

Naturally, this scenario requires a common enemy to join forces against, and this is duly provided by some nasty spiders, with voices by Jon Lovitz and Fran Drescher. There’s no beating about the bush about their intentions: they want to eat the fairies and goblins, and they serve as quite savage, if not especially competent, villains.

Target Audience and Final Thoughts

You won’t find all that many animated films targeting the viewer group that is beginning to have early romances, but are not mature enough for the content 14-year-olds view these days instead of popular teen sagas. Should your youngster is in the right age bracket, it probably won’t to become their new all-time fave, but it’s a decent choice.

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