Tooth Fairy

Man-mountain Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson goes all-out for the kiddie market in this initially promising but, in the event, hamfisted fairy tale. Flashing his luminescent choppers at every opportunity, Johnson plays a hockey ace whose appetite for smashing his opponents in the dental area earns him the nickname of "Tooth Fairy"; but after he carelessly denies the existence of the supernatural night-time tooth remover to a small girl, he sprouts wings himself and is forced to collect little 'uns' teeth as penance. Johnson, though, is not on good terms with the concept of comic timing, so gag after gag falls flat; Stephen Merchant, as an ingratiating fairy-domain "case worker", does a little better but is defeated by unhelpful material. Quite why no one thought to give Johnson a mouthful of puck is beyond me – it could have made all the difference.