Will kids eat up 90 minutes of this saccharine goofiness? Maybe. It’s ostensibly aimed at shooing off adult cynicism, but, as you can tell, in my case it just made matters worse. In fact, all these bits probably would have made for a pretty good matinee if they had been given a little more screen time.īut it’s the rambling and eye-rolling Tooth Fairy frippery that ends up at center ice. And there’s a nice side story that promotes trying to connect with angry kids and communicates the joys of forming a new family. Tooth Fairy contains a few encouragements about working hard and reaching for your dreams. But, sorry guys, it all ends up feeling pretty flimsy, and at some points as painful as, well, a toothache. In the same vein, I’m sure the film’s writing team thought a mixture of smashmouth violence and fluffy-winged schmaltz would be a real hoot, too. The old casting-against-type routine must be starting to wear a bit thin for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson-as thin as, say, the pink tutu and gossamer tights the hulking actor dons in hopes of eliciting a chuckle or two. Turning into something of a big softy, he submerges his negativity and helps Randy with his guitar, helps fellow fairy Tracy earn his wings, and starts working to be the hockey player he always wanted to be. He also comes to realize the value of holding on to seemingly impossible dreams. For Carly’s part, she’s a hardworking, loving mom who’s willing to sacrifice her own happiness for the sake of her loved ones.ĭerek makes some hurtful mistakes in his relationships but eventually apologizes and asks for forgiveness. The boy is very angry over the absence of his father (the man’s whereabouts are never directly addressed), but with time he and Derek forge a close bond. Randy has some issues of his own to work through. He asks for Carly’s hand in marriage and the foursome become a family. So, for the next two weeks …ĭerek works his way through a number of personal problems-including self-doubt and fear of commitment-and comes to realize that he truly cares for single mom Carly and her kids, Tess and Randy. In fact, he’s told that he’ll be working the tooth detail an additional week for every assignment missed. The beefy bruiser balks, but he doesn’t have a choice, really.
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He’s also dressed up … with wings, a frilly fairy outfit and a tool belt full of fairy necessities-such as shrinking paste and an all-purpose magic wand-and ordered to collect little tykes’ lost teeth for the next two weeks.
So that night, as he sleeps, he’s magically whisked away to a fairy training school and given a good dressing down. And the good fairies of fairy land decide it’s time to teach this lunkhead a lesson. When Derek almost lowers the boom on his girlfriend’s little daughter, though-moving in to slice and dice her silly notion that there’s any such thing as a Tooth Fairy-he crosses a line. He’s the first to recount all the negative things that are bound to happen, and then bursts their bubble with a straightforward, “Lower your expectations, kid. So when some kid comes by and spouts silly dreams of greatness, Derek is more than happy to squash them. A shoulder injury got him dropped from the majors and relocated in his current lowly role of muscular meat on skates. This sorehead skater has had some rough luck. Who cares if he has to spend most of his game time in the penalty box? And if some of his opponents’ teeth just sort of pop out in the process, then so be it. A linebacker on skates, he’s a hulking minor-league hockey player who has one simple job: Hit the opposing players as hard as physically possible. And he’s worked hard to earn the moniker.
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