Tooth Fairy : Movie Review


Believing anything is possible is the theme of this forced, saccharine fantasy in which The Rock becomes a tooth fairy as penance for his habit of killing dreams. Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson has a pleasant onscreen presence, but with material as flimsy and humourless as this, he looks blatantly ridiculous wearing a pale pink tutu, tights and oversize wings, sneaking into homes to collect newly lost teeth from under the pillows of sleeping children. The best part of the film is a short prologue scene with Billy Crystal and Julie Andrews under the closing credits, which has more energy than the whole film put together, but sadly is small compensation.

Lower your expectations: that's how you'll be happy, says Johnson's Derek Thompson, as he bursts everyone's bubble. You too must lower your expectations, if you intend to see this lightweight comedy.

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Author : Louise Keller