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Throughout this cartoon adventure aimed at tweens, the world of fairies is dedicated to collecting baby teeth of sleeping youngsters and placing gold beneath where they sleep. Board-riding 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 is just a bit more interested in the financial workings behind it all: the fairies hand over the molars to unseen goblins, who provide metal in exchange. But Van’s curiosity is piqued when he catches sight of a goblin (played by Larkin Bell), who turns out to be far from the ugly creature he had imagined.

A Forbidden Connection and Common Enemy

Everything is prepared for an exciting quest with a gentle touch of teen romance (though it’s very much suitable for younger kids). The fairy and goblin groups are estranged from each other, and there’s nothing like the thrill of the forbidden to unite beings as one. 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 entitled types, prone to stealing anything they want, while the goblins are allegedly stupid, foul-smelling, and primitive, but are in fact intelligent and advanced in technology.

Naturally, such a setup needs a shared foe to join forces 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 with these guys: they aim to devour the fairies and goblins, and they make for quite savage, if not particularly skilled, villains.

Ideal Viewers and Final Thoughts

There aren’t very many animated films aimed at the viewer group that is beginning to have early romances, but aren’t yet mature enough for the content 14-year-olds are watching instead of popular teen sagas. Should your youngster falls into this age group, this is unlikely to become their new favorite movie, but it’s a decent choice.

A Tooth Fairy Tale arrives in movie theaters in Scotland starting October 10 and the rest of the UK beginning October 24.