I've come to the conclusion that the majority of adults who see films aimed at kids resent invention at the expense of 'staid' plotting... Does little Johnny or Jenny care that these are fantasy lands where the normal rules of the real world don't necessarily apply? Not a bit of it. They'll just be happy if they can get caught up in the magical adventures they see in front of them. Bothersome grownups who can't get into the spirit of things have just lost their keen sense of 'imagination'...
This might be quite a left-handed compliment; but if you can find anybody out there who has a certain fondness for "North", then I daresay that person will nurture something of a 'protective' instinct towards THIS, too. Adults make buffoons of themselves; but what else plays better to a young audience than a tale where it's the kids who are the smartest and make the wisest decisions?? Sure, it has its glitches; but what this 'big-kid-at-heart' can see is that "Tooth" also has bucketloads of creative expression in its favour, too. Older parents and guardians may feel a little 'dizzy' come the end, but the impressionable little tykes in their lives will probably be enchanted. It certainly beats 'kid breaks wind and achieves stardom' (ala "Thunderpants"... ) in terms of scope, and the job that's been done getting it to screen, anyway...
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