I caught this film a couple of weeks ago when I was dragged along by my nephew on a hungover Sunday morning. I base my experiences of family friendly films of this ilk on Home Alone (just the first one) and Elf. Both of those would get 5/5 from me just to give you a point of reference into my psyche.
Without giving away any spoilers, although to be honest, if you don't predict what will happen in this formulaic piece I pity you immensely, it's fair to say that this qualifies as an easy to watch and easier to enjoy film. My nephew also enjoyed it, but he is a massive fan of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson so he is a little biased. To be fair, so am I. I remember several years ago waking my wife to be at around 3am to excitedly inform her that finally, The Rock had come back to Monday Night Raw! She wasn't best pleased, especially when I dropped the People's Elbow on her for falling back to sleep.
The story revolves Derek 'The Tooth Fairy' Thompson being punished for making people not believe in their dreams. Predictably, the tough and bitter minor league hockey player sees the light and changes his ways. Now this film isn't going to win any awards, but it's not going to be the worst film you'll see this year (the honour for that surely goes to Daybreakers).
The set pieces are fun in parts. Stephen Merchant provides a comic turn in the form of Tracy, the fairy guide and Johnson plays the slap stick roles very well. Julie Andrews plays a bit part as Lily, the head of the fairies and on the whole she phones it in, but it's Julie Andrews, and she's still better than 95% of people even when she's not trying.
So while the film is predictable, it still made me laugh in parts, made me feels for the characters and was an enjoyable way to spend 2 hours hungover on a Sunday morning. It's still showing in some cinemas at the weekends, or wait to pick it up on DVD.
See you soon
The Engine
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