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In this cartoon adventure aimed at tweens, the fairy community focuses on collecting baby teeth of slumbering youngsters and leaving treasure beneath where they sleep. Board-riding teenage rebel fairy Van (brought to life by Booboo Stewart) shows little enthusiasm about spending his future to gathering baby teeth—a feeling that’s entirely reasonable. He is just slightly more interested in the financial workings behind it all: the fairies hand over the molars to mysterious goblins, who provide metal as payment. However, Van’s interest grows when he spots a goblin (voiced by Larkin Bell), who turns out to be far from the hideous creature he expected.

An Unlikely Connection and Shared Threat

Everything is prepared for an exciting quest with a gentle touch of teen romance (though it’s perfectly appropriate for children). The goblin and fairy communities are separated from each other, and nothing fuels the excitement of secrecy to bring people together. Both groups as seen here are remarkably alike, yet both maintain prejudiced beliefs about the opposite side. Fairies are said to be entitled sorts, prone to stealing anything they want, while the goblins are allegedly dim-witted, foul-smelling, and primitive, but are actually intelligent and advanced in technology.

Naturally, this scenario requires a common enemy 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. 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 particularly skilled, villains.

Ideal Viewers and Overall Impression

There aren’t all that many animated films targeting the kind of audience that is starting to experience first crushes, but aren’t yet mature enough for the content 14-year-olds are watching in lieu of popular teen sagas. Should your youngster falls into this age group, 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 beginning October 24.