The Tooth Fairy

Reviewed by Drav3n

Format: Blu-ray

Release: May 4, 2010

Rated: PG

Runtime: 101 Minutes

The Movie:

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson returns to the family-film scene yet again. This time as the tough hockey player, Derek Thompson, who is nicknamed "The Tooth Fairy because he is known for hitting his opponents so hard that he knocks their teeth out. After he steals a dollar from his girlfriend's daughter and suggests to her that there is no such thing as the tooth fairy, he receives a summons under his pillow from the tooth fairy and is then sentenced to one week's hard labor as a tooth fairy.

So, we have already seen that The Rock has failed to become the next Schwarzenegger or Van Damme. So if you can't make it as an action star, where do you go from there? Oh yea, to family films. The Tooth Fairy would be his fourth family-film since 2007. Don't get me wrong, family-films aren't necessarily a bad thing. I actually thought Race to Witch Mountain was enjoyable. But this movie is terrible!

And it's a shame too because this film actually has a good supporting cast of Billy Crystal, Julie Andrews, Ashley Judd and even Seth McFarlane. But in the end this movie comes up very flat. I didn't find myself laughing once throughout this bore-fest. The parts where they want you to laugh you can see coming a mile away. Normally a good family-film is one that parents and kids can enjoy. With this movie, only the kids will possibly enjoy this film.

Presentation:

The Tooth Fairy is presented in full 1080p with a 1.85:1 aspect ratio. For the most part, the film looks good with skin tones looking smooth, up-close facial shots look good and have good detail blacks are deep and colors being strong. But at the same time nothing stands out. The colors don't pop out, the background textures just seems to blend together instead of being able to catch your attention. The special effects look really poor as well.

Audio:

There are several audio tracks available on this disc. There is the DTS-HD Master Audio track in English, and then 5.1 Dolby Digital in Spanish, French and Portuguese. The dialogue comes through real crisp and clear but at times I noticed the volume of the dialogue would decrease and the music would end up overpowering. The sound effects sounded strong, but nothing that would blow you away.

Bonus Material:

• Tooth Fairy Training Center - A short feature that is basically a workout video.
• Fairy-oke - A sing-along with Dwayne Johnson and Stephen Merchant doing "Wind Beneath My Wings.

Bottom Line:

If Dwayne Johnson wants to be taken as a serious actor, he needs to find different roles to take on, otherwise he is going to become a typecast for these family-films. And with the way his movies keep downgrading in quality, it won't be too long until he's doing only direct-to-dvd movies. I actually thought he was good in Get Smart, Be Cool and The Rundown. He's shown that he can be a funny actor. You want the tooth--I mean, truth about this movie? If you have kids, it's worth a rental. Otherwise avoid this movie!