The Tooth Fairy (2010) (PG)
Directed by Michael Lembeck
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Stephen Merchant, Julie Andrews
Daughter Says:
The Tooth Fairy is about a great hockey player named Derek Thompson (Dwayne Johnson) who can't be nice to anyone. He likes to crush little kids dreams and future (well a little unrealistic) goals. One night while Derek was babysitting his girlfriend's kids the daughter loses a tooth. Hidden under a pillow is a dollar for the tooth. When Derek loses all his money in a poker game he sneaks up to the little girl's room and steals the dollar.
When the girl wakes up, she finds the tooth and the money missing. The mother looks all over for it, while Derek tries to distract the child. He tries to pull the "tooth fairy being fake" lecture when the mother pulls a dollar out of her purse with a smooth cover up and Derek gets a chewing out for what he was about to say. (Shame on him, the tooth fairy is totally real).
Now Derek must answer to the tooth fairies, and boy are they mad. He is sentenced to a week of fairy training where he will learn that tooth fairies go through a big deal of trouble to get little boy's and girl's teeth.
This movie was a cute movie, perfect for little children. I loved Dwayne Johnson in it, like I love him in most of his movies. He is so adorable to me. And he looks good in a tutu. There were many funny and silly moments that caught me giggling occasionally. I highly suggest this movie to families who want to spend time with their busy children.
Rating for The Tooth Fairy: ***1/2.
Daddy Says:
Dwayne Johnson (known to me for many years as The Rock) is one of the most charismatic actors working today. His good looks and, for this part, great teeth combine to give him a presence which really shines through no matter what part he's playing. Unfortunately for him, he really should consider getting a better agent, one who can turn down the parts he shouldn't be doing. Like this one.
I mentioned in my review for Meet the Robinsons that a movie with seven writers can't be a good sign. The Tooth Fairy only has five, but still suffers greatly. None of the writers seemingly have any first hand, or even second hand, knowledge of what it's like to be an unmarried mother of two, raising children while still trying to find a boyfriend with potential to be future-husband material. I say this because Ashley Judd, who plays just such a part in the film, comes off looking like a total schizo. One minute she's furious with her boyfriend for shattering the dreams of her teenage son, then later that same night she's forgiven him and is ready to accept his impromptu marriage proposal at her son's talent show, all because the thoughtless jerk uses the very phrase she told him he doesn't know the meaning of: "What if...".
Even the son is required to change his mind without good reason. He starts off the film realistically not liking his mom's new boyfriend, after all he's seen this all before with previous boyfriends, but then within a day starts bonding with him. I'd also like to forget that his mom left her boyfriend to babysit the kids while she goes out with a girl friend, and somehow it's okay for him to invite his buddies over for a poker game. Then there's the confusion about where her boyfriend lives. He has his own place, but other times he seems to have a room of his own at her place.
None of this makes any sense. I wouldn't have minded as much if they hadn't treated the family life as being realistic. I would have been fine with a family-oriented fantasy film about tooth fairies. I would have been fine just finding out what it is that they do with all those teeth they collect. I never got my answer. Instead I got a mess of a movie with a very charming lead actor who really needs to just say "no" to the next bad script that gets put in front of him, and wait until something better comes along. What if, indeed.
Rating for The Tooth Fairy: 3/4 of a star.
Directed by Michael Lembeck
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Stephen Merchant, Julie Andrews
Daughter Says:
The Tooth Fairy is about a great hockey player named Derek Thompson (Dwayne Johnson) who can't be nice to anyone. He likes to crush little kids dreams and future (well a little unrealistic) goals. One night while Derek was babysitting his girlfriend's kids the daughter loses a tooth. Hidden under a pillow is a dollar for the tooth. When Derek loses all his money in a poker game he sneaks up to the little girl's room and steals the dollar.
When the girl wakes up, she finds the tooth and the money missing. The mother looks all over for it, while Derek tries to distract the child. He tries to pull the "tooth fairy being fake" lecture when the mother pulls a dollar out of her purse with a smooth cover up and Derek gets a chewing out for what he was about to say. (Shame on him, the tooth fairy is totally real).
Now Derek must answer to the tooth fairies, and boy are they mad. He is sentenced to a week of fairy training where he will learn that tooth fairies go through a big deal of trouble to get little boy's and girl's teeth.
This movie was a cute movie, perfect for little children. I loved Dwayne Johnson in it, like I love him in most of his movies. He is so adorable to me. And he looks good in a tutu. There were many funny and silly moments that caught me giggling occasionally. I highly suggest this movie to families who want to spend time with their busy children.
Rating for The Tooth Fairy: ***1/2.
Daddy Says:
Dwayne Johnson (known to me for many years as The Rock) is one of the most charismatic actors working today. His good looks and, for this part, great teeth combine to give him a presence which really shines through no matter what part he's playing. Unfortunately for him, he really should consider getting a better agent, one who can turn down the parts he shouldn't be doing. Like this one.
I mentioned in my review for Meet the Robinsons that a movie with seven writers can't be a good sign. The Tooth Fairy only has five, but still suffers greatly. None of the writers seemingly have any first hand, or even second hand, knowledge of what it's like to be an unmarried mother of two, raising children while still trying to find a boyfriend with potential to be future-husband material. I say this because Ashley Judd, who plays just such a part in the film, comes off looking like a total schizo. One minute she's furious with her boyfriend for shattering the dreams of her teenage son, then later that same night she's forgiven him and is ready to accept his impromptu marriage proposal at her son's talent show, all because the thoughtless jerk uses the very phrase she told him he doesn't know the meaning of: "What if...".
Even the son is required to change his mind without good reason. He starts off the film realistically not liking his mom's new boyfriend, after all he's seen this all before with previous boyfriends, but then within a day starts bonding with him. I'd also like to forget that his mom left her boyfriend to babysit the kids while she goes out with a girl friend, and somehow it's okay for him to invite his buddies over for a poker game. Then there's the confusion about where her boyfriend lives. He has his own place, but other times he seems to have a room of his own at her place.
None of this makes any sense. I wouldn't have minded as much if they hadn't treated the family life as being realistic. I would have been fine with a family-oriented fantasy film about tooth fairies. I would have been fine just finding out what it is that they do with all those teeth they collect. I never got my answer. Instead I got a mess of a movie with a very charming lead actor who really needs to just say "no" to the next bad script that gets put in front of him, and wait until something better comes along. What if, indeed.
Rating for The Tooth Fairy: 3/4 of a star.
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