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Throughout this animated journey aimed at tweens, the fairy community focuses on collecting baby teeth of sleeping children and placing gold beneath where they sleep. Skateboarding youthful nonconformist fairy Van (voiced by Booboo Stewart) is less than thrilled about devoting his life to gathering baby teeth—a sentiment that’s entirely reasonable. He is just slightly more curious about the underlying economics of the situation: the fairies hand over the molars to mysterious goblins, who provide metal in exchange. But Van’s curiosity grows when he catches sight of a goblin (voiced by Larkin Bell), who proves to be not at all the ugly gnome he expected.

An Unlikely Connection and Shared Threat

The stage is set for an adventure with a light sprinkling of young love (even though it remains very much suitable for younger kids). The goblin and fairy groups are estranged from each other, and nothing fuels the thrill of the forbidden to bring people as one. The two species as seen here are incredibly similar, yet both maintain prejudiced beliefs about the opposite side. Fairies are said to be entitled sorts, prone to taking anything they want, while goblins are reportedly stupid, foul-smelling, and primitive, but are in fact intelligent and technologically advanced.

Naturally, such a setup requires a shared foe 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 fairies and goblins, and they make for fairly bloodthirsty, if not particularly skilled, villains.

Ideal Viewers and Final Thoughts

There aren’t very many children’s animations targeting the viewer group that is beginning to have early romances, but aren’t yet mature enough for the content 14-year-olds view these days in lieu of popular teen sagas. If your child falls into this age group, this is unlikely to be their next all-time fave, but it’s a decent choice.

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