Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue

The Tinker Bell franchise continued in 2010 with Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue. In addition to the rest of the cast returning, Lauren Mote and Michael Sheen also provided new voices. Released cinematically in the United Kingdom and Ireland and at the El Capitan for two weeks, the film grossed $10.9 million.

While attending fairy camp on the mainland, Tinker Bell (Mae Whitman) attempts to find lost things. But when Vidia (Pamela Adlon) makes her curious about a human house nearby, she sneaks off to find it, eventually becoming trapped in a fairy house made by a young girl named Lizzie (Mote).

The sequel to a sequel and somehow, it’s better than the sequel. Unlike the other two, in which Tinker Bell’s negative qualities get the best of her, it’s her innate sense of curiosity about humans that lands her in hot water. But even then, she manages to use that situation to repair the relationship between Lizzie and her father.

And speaking of Lizzie, she’s actually a decently characterized little girl full. She’s obsessed with fairies, but only thinks she knows everything about them. When Tinker Bell finally finds a way to communicate with her, she hangs on every word and is just enthralled. Those who have passions that engross them will identify pretty well.

Vidia also undergoes some pretty good character development. At the beginning, like with the other two films, she starts out greatly disliking Tinker Bell. And she could have just let her “disappear” when she’s “captured.” But even then, she immediately goes to get help and throughout the rescue journey, she lightens up.

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