I am a sucker for a Dwayne Johnson kid film. I recently stumbled upon the end of The Game Plan on cable and did not turn the channel. That could explain why I’m loving the trailer for his latest film, Tooth Fairy. He plays the meanest man in hockey, who, after dashing a kid’s dreams, is ordered to serve time in a satin-shirt-and-tights ensemble. Julie Andrews costars as some type of Tooth Fairy administrator, The Office‘s Stephen Merchant as some kind of watcher, and Billy Crystal as some sort of low-budge technology expert (shrinking paste, invisibility spray, Cat Away™, amnesia dust). The film appears to have everything a six-year-old and I need: at least one America’s Funniest Home Videos-style crotch shot (I suspect there will be others) and multiple blows to the head. I’m not saying it’s not predictable, I’m saying that predictable, if done well, can be entertaining and make you wish you had a small child to take to the theater as a cover. Poll!
I’ll see it for Stephen Merchant, love that guy.
Wouldn’t it be funny if this outgrossed New Moon?
It looks about as intelligent …
I’d take this over New Moon anytime. At very least the cinema wouldn’t be filled with mindless teenage girls.
Only if I have little kids present watching with me. I don’t think I could sit through this entire thing without any little kids forcing me to watch it. I had my share after the trailer.
You had me at “Dwayne Johnson”.
exactly!
Amen! Disney sure knows how to bring me in.
Ugh, I’ve seen this trailer more times than I can count and every time I have to roll my eyes – I can’t STAND The Rock and especially not in these insipid “family” films that seem to revolve around emasculating him. Also, it makes me think of this Kirstie Alley tv movie from the 90s called “Toothless” where she becomes a Tooth Fairy and I can guarantee it was better than this will be.
I’m torn. I love Julie Andrews and Stephen Merchant, but hate everything else about this movie. I probably won’t ever see it.
I would never pay to see a movie like this ever BUT I will probably Netflix it because I love love love Stephen Merchant.
The Rock is great, and makes everything he’s in better than it otherwise would have been. And no, he didn’t pay me to say that…but if he’d like to my address is…hehe.
Looks bloody awful.
Please get this garbage out of here. While I think Dwayne Johnson is a very charismatic actor, and I am I huge fan of Stephen Merchant and his work, Disney need to stop releasing this trash. [see also: Old Dogs, Wild Hogs]
note to Julie Andrews: you’re better than this
Will Netflix it or catch it on cable.
As long as he wonders across the screen with no shirt on, I’m there. Can’t help it. Not that I think I’ll be able to talk my 12yr old son into this. So I guess I’ll take grandma.
The blueprint for these types of ‘movies’: tough guy [The Rock or Vin Diesel] is use to kicking butt [cut to scenes of machoness ie. sports/combat]. But now he’s about to face his toughest challenge yet: [something involving kids]. Hijinks/slapstick/hilarity ensues as he tries to adapt, usually involving hits to the head/groin (as EW noted above). Our hero eventually gets it right, but does things HIS way. Hero shows his softer side, audience is disappointed, $8 wasted. The end.
Just to point out – it’s not a Disney movie.
God bless The Rock. I don’t think I’ve ever paid money to see a film he starred in, but I can’t change the channel when I happen upon them on TV. They’re all cheesy, cliched crap, but the guy is just charismatic enough to make them solidly entertaining.