OK for kids 7+
Sweet but uninspired fantasy is fine for families.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that this fantasy comedy starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is generally age-appropriate for young tweens and up. Like most family comedies featuring action stars, there's some rude language that you won't want your kids repeating (mostly insults like "shut up" and "fool") and violence -- in this case, players slamming into each other during hockey games (in one scene, a player ends up with a missing tooth). But also as expected, The Rock's surly character ultimately transforms into a sweet guy who believes in the power of dreams.
- Families can talk about the movie's messages about dreams and fantasy. Is there a middle ground between Derek's dream-killing stance and someone whose dreams might seem far out of reach?
- Derek relies on his tough-guy persona and good looks. Is this a negative role model for boys and young men?
- Is the action-star-in-a-family-comedy genre predictable? Did you knowgenerally what would happen at the end? Was the happy ending lesssatisfying because it was so obvious?
The good stuff
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Educational value: Children learn the value of holding onto their fantasies.
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Messages: The movie's overwhelming messages are that dreams are important and that kids must be allowed to have fantasies and believe in magic and possibility.
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Role models: For most of the movie, Derek is an anti-role model -- always squashing people's dreams, acting surly, and complaining about his bad luck. But by the end, of course, he's redeemed himself and learned the value of truly believing in something and how having dreams can lead to bettering yourself.
What to watch for
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Violence and scariness: Hockey is a violent sport, so on the ice, there are a fair number of falls and tussles -- one resulting in shattered glass and a tooth flying artfully out of a player's mouth. Off the ice, there are many comedic pratfalls and chases.
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Sexy stuff: Derek and Carly share a few brief kisses and embraces, and it's implied that it's not uncommon for them to spend the night at each other's homes. Two middle-schoolers flirt innocently. Derek and several of his fellow players are shirtless in a locker-room scene.
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Language: Mostly name-calling and insults like "shut up," "old man," "dang fool," and "emo boy." One "hell."
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Consumerism: Like any sports venue, the rink where the Ice Wolves play is plastered with company logos -- in this case, for Dunkin Donuts and Direct TV. Other brands featured include Corvette, Apple (Macs and iPods), BlackBerry, California Pizza Kitchen, ESPN, and the NHL.
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Drinking, drugs and smoking: Not an issue
Fan Reviews provided by
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THE TOOTH FAIRY !!! by Axxess51
This movie ROCKS ! Disney has out done themselves on this one ! The storyline and plot is one of the most orginal and best to come from disney in a long time. I have not seen this level of entertainment since The Pirates of the Carribbean.
AWESOME MOVIE !!! MUST SEE !!!
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The Tooth Fairy by mommamyers
Although the one liners were a bit cheesy; the movie is great. Wonderful for kids12 and under.
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the tooth Fairy by algriswold
my kids (7 & 11) and I loved it. we plan on getting in on DVD when it comes out. The jokes werer great and with the 7 year just losing a tooth the week ago she had lots of questions that the movie really seemed to answer for her - she can't wait for the next tooth to come out now.
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Funny! by Katiejim1
The kids loved it and I laughed too! It was totally enjoyable for the whole family!
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Good Clean Family Fun! by freightman1111
We took our 9 1/2 year old she loved it. It is always nice to see a family movie that is truely for the family. Dwayne Johnson is always funny. He is hilarious in the movie.
We will definately get the dvd when it comes out.
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Five Word Review by franknally
good clean fun for family
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A humourous family movie... by donnadullys
A sweet, wholesome family movie with plenty of humour for the kids and their parents... In this day and age it's hard to find a movie that iisn't tainted with language, sex and violence that still appeals to the audience. The Tooth Fairy has a great message, lots of laughs and would be one I'd purchase for the family DVD collection!
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We loved it by stipesm65
My daughter and I loved the movie. We thought Dwayne Johnson and Ashley Judd were a good romantic couple. The movie has a great message about dreams and pursuing them. It is a feel good movie and we left feeling upbeat and great for the resdt of the day.
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tooth fairy review by cmmmom
loved this movie! hilarious! my 4 yr old girl and i went and she liked it a lot! i would say ages 4 and up. i didnt notice anything "inappropriate" for children. great storyline geared around follow your heart and keep trying! would definitely see again. loved billy crystal and julie andrews in this.
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Great Movie for Kids and Adults by momof3inmd
I was skeptical but ended up really liking it. Great message. Took my 5 yo and 11 yo and the 5yo loved it the most. Really cute!