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Throughout this cartoon journey for preteens, the world of fairies focuses on gathering baby teeth of sleeping children and leaving treasure beneath where they sleep. Board-riding youthful nonconformist fairy Van (voiced by Booboo Stewart) shows little enthusiasm about devoting his life to gathering baby teeth—a feeling that’s completely understandable. He’s only a bit more interested in the underlying economics behind it all: the fairies hand over the molars to mysterious goblins, who provide metal in exchange. However, Van’s interest grows when he spots a goblin (played by Larkin Bell), who proves to be not at all the hideous gnome he had imagined.

A Forbidden Connection and Common Enemy

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 fairy and goblin communities are separated from each other, and there’s nothing like the excitement of secrecy to bring people as one. Both groups as seen here are incredibly similar, yet both maintain biased views about the opposite side. The fairies are said to be self-centered types, given to taking whatever they fancy, while the goblins are allegedly dim-witted, foul-smelling, and backward, but are actually bright and advanced in technology.

Of course, this scenario needs a shared foe to unite against, and that need is met in the form of 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 fairies and goblins, and they serve as fairly bloodthirsty, though not especially competent, villains.

Ideal Viewers and Overall Impression

You won’t find very many animated films targeting the kind of audience that is beginning to have early romances, but aren’t yet mature enough for whatever 14-year-olds are watching instead of popular teen sagas. Should your youngster falls into this age group, it probably won’t to be their next all-time fave, but you could do worse.

A Tooth Fairy Tale arrives in Scottish cinemas starting October 10 and across the United Kingdom from 24 October.