Derek Thompson (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) is an aging hockey star in the Minor Leagues known by fans as the "Tooth Fairy" because of his mad penchant to knock the teeth from the mouths of the members of the opposing teams. His claim to fame is his brutality and his "high score" in the penalty box - and he loves it that way. He has a decent career and a good life with girlfriend Carly (Ashley Judd). Although he doesn't quite gel with Carly's young teen son, Randy (Chase Ellison), Carly's little daughter, Tess (Destiny Whitlock) loves him. However, one night he accidentally commits the egregious act of a dream killer by starting to tell Tess that the Tooth Fairy doesn't exist and that night, he finds himself being summoned to Fairly Land, quite literally. He is assigned a case worker named Tracy (Stephen Merchant) and told by the Fairy Godmother herself, Lily (Julie Andrews), that his punishment is spending one week as an actual Tooth Fairy. Once they finally get his wardrobe malfunction under control and he gets a male version of the Tooth Fairy costume, he begins the training to accomplish his task. However, Derek will soon learn that being a Tooth Fairy isn't a very easy job, especially since he is sworn to secrecy and he's a pretty big guy to have to sneak money under pillows. Fortunately, he's got Jerry (Billy Crystal) to help him, and he's essentially Fairy Land's "Q" what with his shrinking paste, amnesia powder and cat-away secret weapons. Derek will need all the help he can get. But he'll soon discover that there's a lot to the job of Tooth Fairy and he has much to learn about caring about others. As Derek keeps the childish dreams of kids everywhere alive, he grows up in his own right by doing a little bit of dreaming himself.
Tooth Fairy is an adorable family-friendly film that is fun for all ages. The Rock in a pink tutu is truly something to behold and he really holds his own as a comic actor. What I discovered while watching the numerous featurettes on what goes on behind the scenes was that they did a lot of their work with practicals, especially oversized pieces to make The Rock look tiny. These were super effective and it was cool to see just how much went into making everything look just so. The kids will enjoy the Tooth Fairy Training Center which is a set of exercises for kids, plus the Fairy-oke piece is good for a laugh. What else would The Rock and Stephen Merchant sing but "Wind Beneath My Wings."
While Tooth Fairy isn't a movie that begs to be seen in high def, the film looked great on Blu-ray. What's more is it comes packed with not only the Blu-ray version and the DVD version, but also a Digital Copy. What more could you ask for?
Tooth Fairy is a film that will surely please kids of all ages and will definitely spend it's time in rotation in the Blu-ray/DVD player this summer. If you have younger kids, this is one to buy and something the whole family can enjoy. Recommended.
