Tooth Fairy

Plot synopsis:
Derek Thompson (Dwayne Johnson) is a minor league hockey player nicknamed the "Tooth Fairy" for hitting opposing players so hard that he knocks out their teeth. One night, Derek steals a dollar from his girlfriend Carly's (Ashley Judd) six-year-old daughter Tess (Destiny Whitlock) that had been left for her lost tooth and tells her that the tooth fairy doesn't exist. Then he receives a magical summons under his pillow. He grows wings and is transported to the realm of tooth fairies. He meets his case worker, Tracy (Stephen Merchant) and the head fairy, Lily (Julie Andrews). He has an adversarial relationship with them. Lily tells Derek that he is a "dream crusher," due to his unsympathetic dealings with children like Tess. He is sentenced to serve two weeks as a tooth fairy. Later, he meets Jerry (Billy Crystal), who gives him his tooth fairy supplies, which include "Shrinking Paste," "Invisible Spray," and "Amnesia Dust."
Carly's teenage son, Randy (Chase Ellison) dislikes Derek. Randy wants to grow up to be a heavy metal star. When Derek defends Randy against a bully he begins to win him over.
Derek visits several children and tries his best to be a good tooth fairy, but ends up causing more harm than good. Lily says that he is the worst tooth fairy ever and denies him more supplies for the remainder of his sentence. He buys black market supplies from another fairy named Ziggy (Seth MacFarlane), but they malfunction and he is seen by a child's mother and arrested. While behind bars, Tracy tells Derek that his duty is extended to three weeks. Carly bails Derek out.
Derek is frustrated after he can't score a goal at a hockey game and takes his anger out on Randy, telling him that he will never become a rock star. His dreams crushed, Randy smashes his guitar and Carly breaks up with Derek. Tracy comes to Derek's house and announces that he is a tooth fairy in training, but that Derek's cruel remarks hurt himself more than others. The next game, Derek gets back on the ice and sees Tracy. Tracy wants to teach Derek the importance of dreams, encouraging Derek to score a goal and to go get Tess' tooth. Derek scores the goal, gets into his tooth fairy costume, and flies away while Tracy spreads Amnesia Dust on the audience to cover up the event.
At Carly's, Tess sees Derek taking her tooth, but she promises to keep it a secret, and Derek uses his magic wand to grant Randy a new guitar. Downstairs, Carly sees him as a tooth fairy, but assumes that he rented a costume for Tess' sake, causing her to forgive him. He flies Randy to the talent show and throws Amnesia Dust on him when they arrive.
Derek heads back to the fairy realm to give Lily the tooth, and is told that he has been relieved of his fairy duties. Lily explains that he will never see the tooth fairies again and he will have Amnesia Dust thrown on him. Before departing, Derek makes amends with Tracy. Lily throws Amnesia Dust on Derek and transports him back to the talent show. There, Randy outperforms everyone and ends up forming a band. Derek proposes to Carly, and she accepts.
During the credits, Derek is shown playing left wing for the Los Angeles Kings, and when he sees Jerry in the crowd, he doesn't recognize him. His fairy friends secretly help him score a goal.

Tags: fantasy, entertaining

Review:
I don't know what the rest of these reviewers were watching but I took my 11-year-old to see this at the theater; and she used her hard-earned money to buy it on DVD as soon as it became available.It's a feel-good story of a jaded and cynical man who realizes that it's okay to dream; it's okay to believe in things you can't see and hope for a better tomorrow.
No, I don't think that this is a good date movie, or something that a bunch of adults would find entertaining, but when watching it with a group of kids, or just one 11-year-old little girl, it's a winner..
When i first looked at this movie i thought along the same lines as some of the previous reviews it couldn't mount to anything special, also wondering why the likes of billy crystal put his name to it.
But i decided that i would test it on my three girls its a great test as one is three, one seven, and one ten so depending on the movie we tend to lose them one by one starting with the youngest but to my surprise they all went the distance and my three year old asked for it again not twenty mins after it had finished so if you have a mixed age group wanting to watch it i hope this helps.The movie itself isn't all that bad it has enough momentum from start to finish to keep you interested from an adults point of view.!!.
He plays, Derek Thompson, a hockey player known as the Tooth Fairy because he knocks a lot of teeth out.
We watched this film with our three children aged from 9 to 16 and they and us enjoyed it very much, especially our 9 year old as he is one of the rare kids nowadays of his age that still believe in tooth fairy's.
maybe it's not the worst idea in the world.Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson plays Derek "the Tooth Fairy" Johnson, the beloved bruising left-winger on the local minor hockey team.
He's a cartoon pragmatist, dispensing hard truths about the impossibility of dreams coming true to young hockey players wanting to be just like him.As a result, he is summoned to Fairyland, and sentenced by head fairy Lily (Julie Andrews) to two weeks' duty as a Tooth Fairy, a real-deal winged creeper with a bat-belt full of spy gadgets and a lanky, awkward case worker with fairy aspirations of his own (Stephen Merchant, co-creator with Ricky Gervais of The Office).
Lessons are learned, a whole bunch of obvious groaner gags are hatched, and everything, eventually, from a guitarist kid's fear of failure to a single mom's love to a future hockey star's cockiness and on and on is resolved in a Really Pleasant Way.It's a kids movie, pure and simple, endlessly saccharine and full of pratfalls, Healthy Moral Lessons and magic fairy dust.
It's also incredibly dull, and a massive waste of what's actually a great cast - Merchant is consistently funny and Billy Crystal is in vintage form as Fairyland's gadgetmaster Q equivalent, and Johnson is as charming as ever.
Six year old kids will probably laugh their six year old heads off, but the dullness of the script, the predictability of the gags and the moral convenience and simplicity of the story is going to bore anybody not actually invested in the "ok wait is there actually a tooth fairy or not, dad" debate.You want this film to be better, just because it could have been.
It is a kids' movie and for what it strives to be it fully delivers.Dwayne Johnson plays a veteran hockey player, that was denied his chance with the pro's due to a shoulder injury.
The problems and lessons that occur from now on will make him rethink his way of life and put it in order.Great film for the kids, good film to watch if you are an adult.
I'll bet this movie would have a negative rating except the great majority of reviewers with more than two brain cells to rub together saw the ten line minimum and thought it wasn't worth the three minutes it would take to vamp so the truth could be posted.There is not one moment of inspiration here, not an iota of spontaneity, heart, or humor in this dog of a cliché-ridden stench bomb.
Dwayne Johnson did an exceptional job making a remarkable tale completely believable.I won't re-hash the plot; but, it was completely plausible, progressed quickly; and, provided many, many laughs, with no "cheap shots." The bonding between "Derek" and, the kids, made subsequent scenes both heart-breaking; and, sweet.Without a lot of back-story, we got to know all the characters.
During both screenings, there were very few hard laughs, a couple of chuckles and long silences from the audience of mostly kids.Dwayne Johnson did his best to add comedic timing to the material, but the script is the real weak point here.
Tooth Fairy is a not bad kids movie starring Dwayne Johnson, Julie Andrews, and Billy Crystal.
But when he nearly tells the daughter of a woman he's dating (Ashley Judd) what he thinks of that fairy tale, he gets summoned by a caseworker named Tracy (Stephen Merchant) to the head of Tooth Fairyland (Julie Andrews) for a two week penance of becoming one.
The only thing I didn't "dig" about this movie was the casting of Ashley Judd, yes she is pretty and A good actress but she didn't seem fit to play The Rock girlfriend (watch it and you will understand why), well maybe I am wrong or maybe it was the hair style and clothing she wore anyway that was the only casting I would change.
Nothing wrong with that.Now, from an adult's point of view, the story which revolves around hockey player Derek Thompson - played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson - being sentenced to work as a tooth fairy for a couple of weeks as punishment for "disseminating disbelief" is pretty lame and the performances are generally forgettable.
9 seasons without a goal maybe, but this guy seemed to get enough ice time, at least as an enforcer and bodyguard for his team's better players, so somewhere along the lines he's going to pick up the odd rebound and get a shot.This is mildly humorous every now and then, and considering how silly it really is it has some surprisingly recognizable faces in the cast - including Julie Andrews and Billy Crystal.
The film is of course ridiculously bad with the exceptions of some small comedic performances from Stephen Merchant and Seth MacFarlane and a few somewhat touching inspirational moments, besides that everything feels forced, by the numbers and completely over the top.The most disappointing thing about the movie is the continuing decay of the once great action star Johnson, who used to make some rather good action films (like 'THE RUNDOWN' and 'WALKING TALL') now he just makes one bad 'sell-out' kids movie after another.
Tooth Fairy stars ex WWE man The Rock (aka Dwanye Johnson)who plays Derek Thompson a ice hockey player who goes as "The Tooth Fairy".
The head of the fairies world is of course played by Julie Andrews who looks fabulous here tells Derek that if he keeps telling kids that tooth fairies don't exist their world will be gone forever.The problem I had with this movie was that there wasn't enough of gags and I felt like watching The Mighty Ducks meets Toothless(you know the one with Kirstie Alley)over and over again.
Derek (Dwayne The Rock Johnson), aka "The Tooth Fairy", is a minor league hockey player who got his nickname by decking the opposing team during games.
The Tooth Fairy follows the story of Derek Thompson (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), a pro hockey player, nicknamed the Tooth Fairy for his ability to knock out other players' teeth, dashes the hopes of a young boy, he is ordered to one week's hard labor as the real Tooth Fairy.
The cast has some interesting names like Dwayne Johnson that with this role does the impossible to make people laugh, and to be honest the funniest thing he did was wearing that pink tutu.
In conclusion, Tooth Fairy is a entertaining movie, enjoy it with the family but you better wait for it on DVD..
It was a pleasure to watch him, Julie Andrews, and Billy Crystal bring their characters to life.This is a perfect film for date night or the whole family - it's nice that you can actually take your kids to see this non-animated movie that's enjoyable for you all!.
Here he portrays Derek Johnson a minor league hockey player known as "The Tooth Fairy" for his heavy hits.
As a result he is summoned to Fairyland and has to be remanded to being the REAL tooth fairy until he realizes what he has done.The humor is fun and the light hearted style of the film is brought to life by Johnson and his performance.
Andrews, as the Fairy Godmother (the boss of the Tooth service) is a nice touch.Johnson, in bright blue tutu, tights and wings looks ridiculous, of course and sends it up well.
Kids will find his miniaturisation and other grotesque special effects funny and engaging.I'm not usually in a habit of watching kid's films (I have none to share it with) but as it was on Sky Movies, thought I'd give it a try.
Which is likely the reason why we've never questioned the modus operandi of these enamel-admiring impsuntil now.When a cocky minor league hockey player, Derek (Dwayne Johnson), pilfers a dollar from underneath his girlfriend's daughter's pillow, he is sentenced by the head fairy (Julie Andrews) to serve as a tooth-collector for two-weeks.Partnered with a dimwitted caseworker (Stephen Merchant), Derek not only learns the fairy trade, but also a lesson in humility and helping others.Though its covered in plaque-inducing predictability, Tooth Fairy has enough creativity, comedy and charisma to placate both kids and adults.
Also, no performances were truly amazing-besides that fact that Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson actually produced an exceptional performance.So, in the end, this film is by far nothing to go out of your way to go and see, but if you've got a spare moment, who knows.
The pairing of The Rock and Stephen Merchant was an unexpected and pleasent surprise!In brief, we all enjoyed this film, I laughed out lound in lots of places, yes, it's cheesy and predicatble but it re-inforces something for the children and reminds us adults to give things a go too.We did have a hairy moment a short way into the film where my husband and I looked at eachother in panic at the thought of Tooth Fairy magic being taken away but rest assured, the film only re-inforces the magic - it doesn't take it away!!The other half was quite reluctant at my selection too but when the ice hockey came in, he had a smile on his face and laughed at the jokes.Our girls (10 and 12) laughed and were really pleased we'd given it a go..
Feel Good Movie To Watch With Kids.
Nonetheless, I'm glad I did because 1) it is hilarious seeing the Rock in a tutu and 2) I love movies that showcase good prevailing over evil and also people changing their views based on personal experiences..
His name was Derek Thompson (Dwayne Johnson) he thought that just because he has a bad "Wing" he can't try and make a shot.He thought that he was the amazing hockey player but when something goes wrong for him he thinks nobody shood try because he tried and failed.
I felt The Rock was the best actor in this particular movie he made it so I felt like the tooth fairy was giant muscular mean dood.
Derek Thompson (Dwayne Johnson) is a minor league hockey goon known as 'The Tooth Fairy' for knocking out opponents' tooth.
Head fairy Lily (Julie Andrews) doubles the normal one week sentence.The good news is that The Rock is willing to look silly.
Johnson plays an aging minor league hockey player who ruins a lady's kid's fantasies of the tooth fairy and gets sentenced to a week's sentence as-you guessed it-a tooth fairy!
So were the scenes of him interacting with his "case worker." Julie Andrews was good as the "head tooth fairy," and I liked Billy Crystal in it.
Dwayne Johnson as an ice hockey player slash tooth fairy is quite a good comedian but he and his A list supporting cast can't help this dud.
Yeah it's very easy to pre judge this movie because of the concept, especially cause Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a Tooth Fairy.
So this is the last chance to see Dwayne in a kids movie for a long time, and I am happy to see him move on to action again but this is a good movie and The Rock (Dwayne) is very funny in it.
From a childish story, Dwayne put the movie a little above the 5 year old mark with some quite funny acting, jokes, lines and this was the part that really started to grow on me.
Yes you can predict what is going to happen, yes you know it is about kids, yes it's target audience is bellow 18, but despite all that it was a nice and funny movie.
If you are looking for a really good family movie, watch toy story 3.
Tooth Fairy is actually an entertaining family film.
This had me genuinely laughing at times.The cast was better than I thought it would be too, with Billy Crystal, Stephen Merchant, Ashley Judd and Julie Andrews all playing their part very well.
Good thing is, when Johnson disseminates disbelieve amongst children he gets promoted to Tooth Fairy status which makes room for - amongst others - the wonderful Julie Andrews having fun as the fairiest of them all, the hilarious Stephen Merchant as a fairy in the making (no pun intended) and an unbilled Billy Crystal who is priceless as, essentially, a fairy version of James Bond's Q.
The Rock plays a washed up minor league defense-man who once played in the NHL but due to an injuries is stuck in minors where he has a bit of cult following because he is such a hard hitter that he often knocks the teeth out of the opposing players thus garnering him the nom de plume "Tooth Fairy." When he dashes a little boys dreams and tries to tell a little girl that Tooth Fairys don't exist he is sentenced by Julie Andrews to two weeks as a Tooth Fairy.
Despite a very likable cast (The Rock, Billy Crystal, Ashley Judd, Julie Andrews, etc.), this movie watched enough times could actually induce insanity.
The soundtrack also has a magical sensation to it, the film is cute and has some nice messaging and morals without feeling too forced or sugary sweet and the cast including Dwayne Johnson(surprisingly good), Ashley Judd and my favourite Julie Andrews give it their all.
So I like him as an actor and I hope he continues to make these kinds of family entertainers.Derek Thompson (Dwayne Johnson) is a local Ice Hockey player who is quite a celebrity and is nicknamed 'The Toothfairy' for his defending prowess on the field.
Dwayne Johnson plays Derek Thompson, a minor league ice hockey player who has earned the nickname "The Tooth Fairy" because of his aggressive style of play that often leaves opposition players bleeding a missing a tooth.
It was surprising to see Seth Macfarlane in a real family movie, but he was quite funny and believable in his role.I really enjoy watching Judge Judy, so I giggled quite a bit as Julie Andrews take on her role was quite similar to Judge Judy.
I was glad that the movie itself did not spoil my children's belief in the Tooth Fairy, as they are still going to lose more teeth and I wouldn't want them to stop believing just yet.
Predictably, Derek winds up changing his ways and learning important lessons about life that he has shied away from, like taking the shot to score."The Tooth Fairy" is as consistently hilarious as it is inspirational.
Tooth Fairy (2010): Dir: Michael Lembeck / Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Stephen Merchant, Julie Andrews, Billy Crystal: Moronic family film about a reality check, only its fantasy elements wayward that theme.
Dwayne Johnson plays Derek Thompson, a hockey player called the Tooth Fairy.
Not that I don't like Dwayne Johnson, but the whole concept of the movie seemed a little far fetched.
And Billy Crystal is a hoot as the Tooth Fairy organisation version of Q.This is a good family film - very appealing to children, but with a lot for parents to enjoy too..
I agree Johnson is not much of an actor, but he is indeed likable as the washed up ice hockey player who learns the error of his ways in a daft way, the supporting cast are all alright as well, especially Merchent in his first big film role, and Andrews, Judd and Crystal get their moments.
At first I was hesitant to see this movie, however my son is a huge WWE fan and of course wanted to see this film (because of Dwayne Johnson).Dwayne appeared with his shirt off a few times, making this a far more enjoyable movie than I had anticipated.There was a scene where Dwayne was in the head fairy's office and dressed in a tutu like costume with wings...
I liked the two kids in the movie, I thought they were quite good.
However this movie was just lazy and like I said, someone thought of the poster and how funny it looked and probably just wrote a script off that.Derek Thompson is a hockey player nicknamed "The Tooth Fairy", for hitting opposing players so hard that he knocks out their teeth.