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Throughout this cartoon journey for preteens, the fairy community focuses on gathering baby teeth of slumbering youngsters and placing treasure beneath where they sleep. Skateboarding teenage rebel fairy Van (voiced by Booboo Stewart) shows little enthusiasm about devoting his life to collecting baby teeth—a feeling that’s entirely reasonable. He’s only a bit more interested in the financial workings of the situation: the fairies deliver the teeth to mysterious goblins, who provide metal in exchange. However, Van’s interest is piqued when he catches sight of a goblin (played by Larkin Bell), who turns out to be not at all the hideous creature he had imagined.

A Forbidden Connection and Common Enemy

Everything is prepared for an exciting quest with a gentle touch of teen romance (even though it remains very much suitable for children). The fairy and goblin groups are separated from one another, and nothing fuels the excitement of secrecy to bring people together. The two species as seen here are remarkably alike, yet both maintain biased views about the other. The fairies are supposed to be self-centered types, prone to taking whatever they fancy, while goblins are reportedly dim-witted, foul-smelling, and backward, but are actually intelligent and advanced in technology.

Naturally, such a setup requires a common enemy to unite against, and that need is met by a group of vicious spiders, voiced by Jon Lovitz and Fran Drescher. There’s no beating about the bush with these guys: they aim to devour the goblins and fairies, and they serve as quite savage, though not especially competent, villains.

Ideal Viewers and Final Thoughts

You won’t find very many children’s animations targeting the kind of audience that is beginning to have early romances, but aren’t yet old enough for the content teenagers view these days in lieu of Twilight. Should your youngster is in the right age bracket, this is unlikely to become their new all-time fave, but it’s a decent choice.

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