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Throughout this cartoon adventure for preteens, the fairy community focuses on gathering teeth from slumbering youngsters and leaving gold beneath where they sleep. Skateboarding teenage rebel fairy Van (brought to life by Booboo Stewart) is less than thrilled about devoting his life to gathering baby teeth—a feeling that’s entirely reasonable. He’s only slightly more interested in the financial workings of the situation: the fairies hand over the molars to unseen goblins, who provide metal as payment. However, Van’s interest grows when he catches sight of a goblin (voiced by Larkin Bell), who turns out to be far from the ugly creature he expected.

A Forbidden Bond and Shared Threat

Everything is prepared for an adventure with a gentle touch 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 remarkably alike, yet both maintain prejudiced beliefs about the opposite side. The fairies are said to be self-centered sorts, given to taking anything they want, while goblins are reportedly stupid, smelly, and primitive, but are actually intelligent and technologically advanced.

Naturally, such a setup needs a shared foe to join forces 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 fairies and goblins, and they serve as fairly bloodthirsty, though not particularly skilled, villains.

Target Audience and Overall Impression

There aren’t very many children’s animations targeting the viewer group that is starting to experience first crushes, but aren’t yet old enough for the content 14-year-olds view these days in lieu of Twilight. If your child falls into this age group, it probably won’t to become their new all-time fave, but it’s a decent choice.

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