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Throughout this cartoon journey aimed at tweens, the world of fairies is dedicated to collecting teeth from slumbering children and leaving treasure beneath where they sleep. Board-riding teenage rebel fairy Van (voiced 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 curious about the underlying economics of the situation: the fairies hand over the molars to unseen goblins, who supply gold as payment. However, Van’s interest is piqued when he catches sight of a goblin (played by Larkin Bell), who proves to be not at all the ugly gnome he had imagined.

An Unlikely Bond and Shared Threat

Everything is prepared for an adventure with a gentle touch of young love (even though it remains very much suitable for younger kids). The goblin and fairy communities are separated from one another, and there’s nothing like the thrill of the forbidden to bring people as one. The two species portrayed in the film are incredibly similar, yet each holds prejudiced beliefs about the opposite side. The fairies are supposed to be entitled sorts, given to taking anything they want, while the goblins are reportedly stupid, foul-smelling, and backward, but are actually bright and advanced in technology.

Naturally, such a setup needs a common enemy to join forces against, and this is duly provided by a group of vicious spiders, voiced by Jon Lovitz and Fran Drescher. There’s no beating about the bush about their intentions: they aim to devour the goblins and fairies, and they make for fairly bloodthirsty, if not particularly skilled, villains.

Target Audience and Final Thoughts

There aren’t all that many children’s animations targeting the kind of audience that is beginning to have early romances, but are not mature enough for the content 14-year-olds view these days in lieu of popular teen sagas. Should your youngster 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 across the United Kingdom from 24 October.