The Tooth Fairy

There is absolutely no reason any of my normal readers will see this movie, unless I've picked up a few soccer moms I did not know about (by the way mini vans don't break a deal, leave your number in the comments section). I still have an obligation to grade this movie fairly, and for what this movie is, a family flick, it's not too bad.

Dwayne Johnson stars as a brawny hockey player which gets the nickname tooth fairy by knocking out molars. After a shoulder injury he is dumped to the minor leagues where he is content enough to spend his days as an enforcer.

Johnson has seemed to have found his niche in family comedies. He has a winning smile, decent comedic timing, and is fine with making fun of himself. He was the same way in the WWF and the skills and fan interactions he learned there seemed to have helped in his development in family friendly films.

Billy Crystal, who takes an uncredited role, and Seth MacFarlane each have bit part supplying Johnson with the supplies he needs. I have always been a big fan of Billy Crystal and will continue to be till my dieing days. His comedic timing is still great and he more or less reprises one of his best cameos of all time with Miracle Max. MacFarlane obviously just went on a huge bender so needed a little extra pocket change, one days work not too bad and hes enjoyable.

Julie Andrews is truly a great talent and I don't think I have it in me to say anything mean about the woman. She is charming in the role.

But one of the best talents in the film is relatively unrecognized talents of Stephen Merchant. This tall, British talent is one of Ricky Gervais' best kept secrets. He has a very charming goofy attitude about him and some of his physical comedy stuff is the most laughable points in the movie. As Gervais gains momentum I think Merchant will too. If you've never seen the show 'Extras' check the it out, especially the one with Kate Winslet.

The film is sincere. It has a nice little message to it. But its best moments are when Johnson has one of the aforementioned names to bounce off of. The kids will like this one and that's who the movie is for. D+