As hard as Judd tries to pretend she’s not overqualified for the role, she ends up overcompensating, and few will believe what they’re watching. To be honest, the girlfriend role could have been played by any two-bit actress because it requires absolutely nothing in terms of acting skill. Counter to Johnson, she tries too hard to hold back her own instincts as an actress any time she has a line, possibly to stay on his level. Watching Ashley Judd in this movie, you can’t help but be embarrassed for her. Johnson isn’t suited to play up the comedy aspects of a role like this, so he resorts to being a caricature, nothing more or less. In an attempt to add to the humor, Derek is given all sorts of magic trinkets to help him retrieve teeth from “amnesia powder” and invisibility spray to paste that allows him to shrink, mostly trying to squeeze in as many obvious sight gags out of the relatively flimsy ideas. In that sense, it’s actually worse than “The Game Plan,” because at least Johnson tried to act natural in that, while here, he goes out of his way to ham it up and half-heartedly play every gag up for further yucks and rarely succeeding. It’s a terrible role for Dwayne Johnson, something he seems well aware of, putting very little effort into it and barely mustering the enthusiasm of Adam Sandler when forced to down his humor to reach younger audiences with “Bedtime Stories” and “Click.” Johnson used to be a great heel back in his early wrestling days, but when his character is introduced, he’s trying so hard to be all charming and smiley, his “mean” moments aren’t very convincing. Most of the movie bounces between showing Derek adjusting to this role, trying to maintain his hockey career which is being overshadowed by a cocky younger player and keeping his girlfriend (Ashley Judd) happy by getting along with her two kids. In fact, director Michael Lembeck cut his teeth on the “Santa Clause” sequels and presumably that was the movie’s biggest influence, as it’s essentially the same formula as that, but one that was done much better in movies like “Scrooged.” Those movies thrived on the fact that they were vehicles for comedians, while “Tooth Fairy” is based entirely around the premise of a hockey player (and former pro wrestler) dressed up like a tooth fairy. At least that might have been an underlying intention for dressing Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in a tutu and wings and hoping for the best. And you never will.Hockey player Derek “Tooth Fairy” Thompson (Dwayne Johnson) is the most violent player in the minor leagues, but when he tells his girlfriend’s young daughter the truth that there is no tooth fairy, he’s forced to perform community service… as a tooth fairy himself.Īs much as you might want to give this moronic quote-unquote comedy a pass or write it off as a movie only for kids, “Tooth Fairy” is clearly 20th Century Fox’s attempt at replicating the success of Disney family comedies like the “Santa Clause” movies or “The Game Plan” by using the same formula of a successful but imperfect man who desperately needs to be taught a lesson by being put into a situation of responsibility. Carly: You know what your problem is, Derek? You can't say what if. That is not okay! You are never gonna speak to my children again! We are done! Derek Thompson: Carly. Carly: You had a bad day?! Derek Thompson: Yeah, I had a bad day, okay. Randy: Come on, Tess! Carly: Ugh, what is wrong with you?! Derek Thompson: Look, I had a bad day. Derek Thompson: Hey, hey, hey! It doesn't matter what you do in the Talent Show! You're never gonna be a famous rock star! You're just gonna be another kid with a guitar! So do yourself a favor and just give it up, okay! Carly: Derek! Derek Thompson: Look, baby. Randy: I need at least one more run through it. ![]() Randy: But the Talent Show's tomorrow night. Randy: Can we go practice now? Derek Thompson: You know what, can we skip today's session. Carly: What's the matter, hon? Derek Thompson: Everything. ![]() Tess: Derek, guess what? I have another loose tooth. You got some inconsistent mythology.ĭerek Thompson: Does this tutu make my butt look big? Lily: Huge.Ĭarly: Hey honey, how was your game? Derek Thompson: Not good. Randy: Thought you said you were a vampire.
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