Movie Review: Tooth Fairy
January 22, 2010
A clumsy fable populated with cloying kids and a predictable hold-on-to-your-dreams message, Tooth Fairy finds the guy formerly known as The Rock further solidifying his post-WWE persona as America’s cuddliest muscleman. Dwayne Johnson stars as a cynical minor league hockey player nicknamed the Tooth Fairy (because he knocks out opponents’ chops) who’s transformed into an actual leave-the-cash-under-the-pillow pixie as punishment for nearly robbing his girlfriend’s daughter of her childhood right to believe in magic. With his mighty thighs bulging through baby-blue tights, Johnson works his brawny appeal, but he labors for laughs. British comic Stephen Merchant (Extras), however, exudes an easier charm as a goofy fairyland caseworker who harbors big dreams of his own.
In reality, the film is the deeply unfunny tale of one hockey player finding the courage to make one miraculous goal in his minor-league career and therefore gain the respect of his fellow players, his girlfriend’s kids and a nebula of winged do-gooders. Packed densely with product placement and played without even a hint of such high-falutin concepts as wit and originality, Tooth Fairy does find time to feed the movie-going public’s insatiable appetite for watching brawny, self-serious men wear pink tutus, make animal noises and use shiny objects.
Genre: Comedy, Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Michael Lembeck
Screenwriter: Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Joshua Sternin, Jeffrey Ventimilia, Randi Mayem Singer
Movie Website: ToothFairy-movie.com
Actors/Actresses: Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Julie Andrews, Stephen Merchant, Ryan Sheckler
Our Verdict:
There’s nothing really to say about a movie like Tooth Fairy but, then again, it’s not the sort of film that is meant to be discussed or taken seriously.
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