Blu-ray Movie Reviews

When a professional hockey player (Dwayne Johnson) tries to spoil the belief of the Tooth Fairy of a young six year old, he gets a summons from the "Department of Dissemination of Disbelief" and is sentenced to two weeks hard time as the Tooth Fairy.

Much like Arnold before him, Johnson is attempting to branch out into comedic roles in order to break out of the action genre. While I loved his work in The Game Plan the same can't be said here. The cast is talented and includes Julie Andrews as the Queen Fairy and Ashley Judd as the love interest, but the script seems forced and shallow and the laughs were few and far between.

Video Highlights

• AVC/1080p encode on a BD-50 disc
• Vivid color palette
• Solid detail
• Occasional black crush
• Accurate flesh tones

Audio Highlights

• DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack
• Intelligible dialog
• Suitable ambience
• Strong midrange with crisp dynamics
• Hockey scenes sound fantastic

The video encode doesn't set itself apart from other day-and-date releases and the sound design doesn't lend itself to a demo-worthy presentation.

Bonus Materials

• Commentary and Introduction by director Michael Lembeck (HD)
• Tooth Fairy Training Center (HD)
• Fairy-Oke (HD)
• Gag Reel (HD)
• Deleted Scenes (HD)
• Behind the scenes featurette (HD)
• Theatrical Trailer (HD)

The kids will certainly enjoy this more than the parents although the adults will appreciate the message – never give-up on your dreams. The presentation is commendable but I would give it a rental before contemplating a purchase.

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Release Date: May 4, 2010
Studio: Fox

Movie: 5/10
Picture: 8/10
Sound: 8/10

Review System

Source
Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray player

Display
JVC DLA-RS1 projector
Stewart FireHawk screen (76.5" wide, 16:9)

Electronics
Onkyo Pro PR-SC885 pre/pro
Anthem PVA-7 power amplifier
Panamax M5400PM power conditioner

Speakers
M&K S-150s (L, C, R)
M&K SS-150s (LS, RS, SBL, SBR)
SVS PC-Ultra subwoofer

Cables
Monoprice HDMI cables (source to pre/pro)
Best Deal analog-audio cables
PureLink HDC Fiber Optic HDMI Cable System (15 meters) from pre/pro to projector

Acoustical treatments from GIK Acoustics