If you’re an action star, it’s only a matter of time before you start making family films. This seems to be a natural progression. Schwarzenegger did it. Diesel did it. Jackie Chan did it, as recently as last week with the dreadful “The Spy Next Door.”
Dwayne Johnson, who began his career as a wrestler only to become an action film star, has been making family films for a while. He did “The Game Plan” for Disney a few years ago, and that wasn’t a bad movie at all. Now, he’s returning to the family film set with “Tooth Fairy.”
In this movie, Johnson stars as Derek, a minor league hockey star who is more known for his penalties than his scoring record. He is called The Tooth Fairy on the ice because he makes a habit out of knocking the teeth out of his opponents. After a young upstart player puts him in his place, Derek lashes out by telling his girlfriend’s daughter there is no real Tooth Fairy. Suddenly, he’s transported to the magical Fairy Land where the real Tooth Fairies work. His punishment: Spend two weeks as a real Tooth Fairy to rehabilitate from his dissemination of disbelief.
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