186. My Fairy Troublemaker; movie review

 

MY FAIRY TROUBLEMAKER

Cert U

80 mins

BBFC advice: Contains very mild threat, rude humour, language

Our first grandchild is imminent and, therefore, it won't be too long before I can watch movies like My Fairy Troublemaker with its intended audience.

Indeed, it is going to be one of life's great pleasures to have this new perspective on children's films.

For now, I am still feeling a bit daft immersing myself in an animation about a trainee tooth fairy.

Caroline Origer's movie centres on naughty Violetta (voiced by Jella Haase) who is determined to prove she is a brilliant tooth fairy despite consistently failing her exams.

Thus, she goes against the rules to find a way of entering the human world to remove a milk incisor from under a pillow and replace it with a present.

However, it is pretty obvious that she is ill-equipped for the stealthy task at hand.

In the house she alights upon is Maxi (Lucy Carolan), a teenager who has recently and reluctantly moved with her mother (Merete Brettschneider) to the home of the latter's boyfriend (Tammo Kaulbarsch) and his two sons.

There is a heavy environmental thread to My Fairy Troublemaker via a campaign to save a beloved green space against the plans to site a luxury hotel.

A beautiful tree is at its heart and much of the key action takes place there.

There is also the emotional touchpoint of two families coming together and a teenager having to leave her country home for a new city life.

If this goes over the heads of younger children, there is the naughty fairy and her pals.

It's easygoing fun with some neat moral messages which I might have enjoyed a lot more alongside an entranced child.

Reasons to watch: Easygoing tale for little ones

Reasons to avoid: Not much substance

Laughs: None

Jumps: None

Vomit: None

Nudity: None

Overall rating: 6/10

Did you know? The first published mention of the “Tooth Fairy” was found in an article in the Chicago Tribune in 1908. The author, Lillian Brown, gave new parents a suggestion that would help them persuade children to have their loose baby teeth pulled.

The final word. Producer Maite Wokock: "My Fairy Troublemaker & Me’ is a suspenseful, charming and high-end 3D-animated feature film. The screenplay is full of action, humour, magic and heart, making us laugh about our foibles and showing that with a real friend everything is possible. This project is my project from the heart." Yahoo! Movies

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