Tooth Fairy
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: January 22, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
12
Negative:
10
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
VarietyLael Loewenstein
Scores a goal for kids and adults alike. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Tooth Fairy is cute. Which is to say that Dwayne Johnson is cute. How could anybody with the body of Arnold Schwarzenegger (circa 1984) and the smile of Cameron Diaz not be, especially when dressed -- albeit briefly -- in a pink tutu? Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterEthan Alter
Dwayne Johnson's energetic performance enlivens an otherwise by-the-numbers family comedy. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyMissy Schwartz
British comic Stephen Merchant (Extras), exudes an easier charm as a goofy fairyland caseworker who harbors big dreams of his own. Read full review
50
St. Louis Post-DispatchCalvin Wilson
The comedy is so lame that the whole enterprise comes across as depressing. Read full review
50
Arizona RepublicBill Goodykoontz
Focus. Tooth Fairy isn't as bad as you may have feared. It's not all that good, either, but at least it's possible to sit through it and hold down your popcorn. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
There's no way I can recommend this movie to anyone much beyond the Tooth Fairy Believement Age, but I must testify it's pleasant and inoffensive, although the violence in the hockey games seems out of place. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleAmy Biancolli
Tooth Fairy would be substantially less likable without Johnson's native-born flair for self-abasement. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen Cole
Sorry to disappoint anyone who saw the cast list of this film and presumed Julie Andrews was going to play the horrific serial killer Tooth Fairy from the Hannibal Lecter movies. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
For a bad, broad comedy, Tooth Fairy boasts a surprising number of positives. Which isn’t to say that it’s good, but it could be much, much worse. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Tooth Fairy's script -- which was written by five people -- is lousy, and the direction, by Michael Lembeck, is weak. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Watching the first half-hour of Tooth Fairy is like reaching into a grab bag of novelties, as the movie unveils its tricks... After that, the wit more or less evaporates, replaced by bloated sentimentality and clumsy plot exposition. Read full review
40
Boxoffice MagazinePete Hammond
Strictly for 6 year olds, this uninspired, one-joke comedy is full of too many misfired gags and weak comic setups to cross over to anyone whose head reaches above the seat back. Read full review
40
Village VoiceTim Grierson
Johnson seems perfectly happy coasting through bland mediocrities. It used to be that his former career as a wrestler was his biggest obstacle to becoming a Hollywood star--now, it appears to be laziness. Read full review
38
Orlando SentinelRoger Moore
That Disney touch (which even Disney has trouble replicating) is missing. Even the hockey is unconvincing. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
The poster’s the funniest thing about the project: Johnson, sporting a pair of fairy wings larger than his forearms, glaring at the camera. Read full review
38
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Michael Lembeck directs with the subtlety of a sledgehammer, pounding every joke and cliche until they are flat, flat, flat. Read full review
38
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Tooth Fairy will make your teeth ache and your skin crawl. Read full review
30
SlateJosh Levin
In the hierarchy of things that creep into your house, the tooth fairy ranks somewhere beneath Santa Claus and above the Formosan termite. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
How many screenwriters does it take to screw in this dim bulb? Five – no joke – and another one credited with “story by.” Read full review
25
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
For what it’s worth, Tooth Fairy is a somehow dimmer cousin of those Tim Allen “Santa Clause’’ movies. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
Charmless and underdeveloped knockoff of "The Santa Clause." Read full review
20
Time OutAaron Hillis
Hollow as a cavity. Read full review
10
NPRScott Tobias
The only apparent reason Tooth Fairy exists at all is to squeeze tough-guy ex-wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson into tights and a tutu. As comic ideas go, that doesn't stretch much further than the poster. Read full review
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