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Tooth Fairy (2010)

Director: Michael Lembeck

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From Time Out London

According to this new Disney comedy, the daily grind of a tooth fairy is weirdly similar to that of Father Christmas, as seen in 1994’s ‘The Santa Clause’. It involves lots of lying to your family, a bit of self-discovery and a lot of pratfalling and wailing like a loon. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson treads water as Derek, an ageing hockey star slumming in the lower leagues after an injury whose trick is to come on at the end of the game and smash his opponents’ teeth in, hence the nickname Tooth Fairy. Living as a bachelor but making solid ground with a divorcee played by Ashley Judd, Derek is charged with two weeks actual tooth-fairy duty after he selfishly reveals to his girlfriend’s daughter how the money really ends up under the pillow. Apart from being poorly constructed and only mildly amusing, the film suggests that a child would rather believe that the whole tooth-fairy operation is run from a ruthless mercantile trading floor in the sky than merely be consoled by the possibility that it all just happens. Everything about the film feels like the product of a calculating mind, right down to the bit where Judd’s teenage son makes the bizarre proclamation that it’s his dream to scale the epic rock-star heights of Eric Clapton, or failing that, Stevie Ray Vaughan. The one element that lifts this above utter tedium is the presence of Stephen Merchant as tooth-fairy administrator Tracy. That he manages to come away with his dignity intact is testament to his skill as a comedian.

Author: David Jenkins

Time Out London Issue 2075: May 27 – June 2, 2010

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hello said...

Posted on Oct 30 2010 08:26 it was amazing i love mr johnson.

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kirsty said...

Posted on Jul 07 2010 09:55 It was great and funny.I want to see it again

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olli mackey said...

Posted on Jun 06 2010 13:53 im seing it today soo it better be good lol and funny :)

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Goodies12 said...

Posted on Jun 05 2010 14:39 yous all betta b rite i am gonna watch it 2day i am trustin yous

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hi said...

Posted on May 31 2010 11:37 its cool man

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hannah roe said...

Posted on May 30 2010 18:49 its brilliant !!! i went to watch it today and now im glad i went !! its so funny and i hope you can see it aswell it is totally worth the money and im only 10

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