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Throughout this cartoon adventure aimed at tweens, the fairy community focuses on gathering teeth from sleeping children and leaving treasure beneath where they sleep. Skateboarding teenage rebel fairy Van (brought to life by Booboo Stewart) is less than thrilled about devoting his life to collecting baby teeth—a feeling that’s completely understandable. He’s only slightly more interested in the financial workings of the situation: the fairies hand over the molars to unseen goblins, who supply gold in exchange. However, Van’s interest is piqued when he catches sight of a goblin (played by Larkin Bell), who proves to be far from the ugly gnome he expected.

An Unlikely Bond and Common Enemy

The stage is set for an adventure with a gentle touch of young love (though it’s perfectly appropriate for children). The goblin and fairy communities are estranged from each other, 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 said to be entitled sorts, prone to stealing whatever they fancy, while the goblins are reportedly dim-witted, foul-smelling, and backward, but are in fact intelligent and advanced in technology.

Of course, such a setup requires a common enemy to unite against, and this is duly provided in the form of a group of vicious spiders, with voices by Jon Lovitz and Fran Drescher. There’s no beating about the bush about their intentions: they want to eat the goblins and fairies, and they serve as quite savage, though not especially competent, villains.

Ideal Viewers and Overall Impression

You won’t find very many children’s animations aimed at the viewer group that is beginning to have early romances, but aren’t yet old enough for whatever 14-year-olds are watching in lieu of Twilight. If your child is in the right age bracket, it probably won’t to become their new all-time fave, but you could do worse.

The Tooth Fairy Story releases in Scottish cinemas starting October 10 and the rest of the UK beginning October 24.