

Anyway, I've noticed in a lot of movies lately that the stars I've grown old with have, good lord, also grown old with me. Maybe he could start looking for dramatic roles as your favorite wise-guy uncle. He seems more avuncular now, more confiding. I say it not as a criticism but as an observation.

Look, I hate to say this, but Billy Crystal has put on a few pounds. Also in Fairy Land is Jerry ( Billy Crystal), in charge of magic weapons, who issues Derek visibility sprays and suchlike.

Tracy's great regret in life is that he was never issued wings. Merchant is a 6-foot-7-inch British comedian, inheritor of the possibly genetic trait that populated Monty Python. The movie's best scenes involve Fairy Land, where a brisk Fairy Social Worker named Tracy ( Stephen Merchant) adds some quirkiness. His idea of a tone for the Tooth Fairy is sincerity. He's a pleasant, relaxed screen presence, but a Method actor he's not. The Rock plays this role straight, which is basically the way he plays every role. He spends so much time in the penalty box he has his own recliner installed. The coach puts him in just so he can take someone out. Derek's hockey nickname is "The Tooth Fairy," because he is a specialist in body slamming opponents so hard that you can fill in the rest.
