Review of Terri (2011) by Richieboy — 17 Nov 2011
If you are seeking a movie whose intent is to touch, incite laughter and offer humane treasures, this is an articulate one hour and forty minutes for you.
'Terri' breaks barriers that are stunning in scope for lower budget motion pictures. This film delivers a surprise package of characters who are identifiable to anyone who has tasted or witnessed the troubled path of growing upwards.
Jacob Wysoki is perfect as Terri, a conflicted, overweight teen who is trapped in a world that he finds difficult to comprehend. The always brilliant John C. Reilly portrays his adult navigator. The pair offer an interaction which is low key, yet contains a dynamic that screams for understanding on both sides.
It is this uncommon bond, as well as the younger freindships that Terri strives to inhabit, that creates the mural of a cry for mercy that is this film.
Creed Bratton (The Office and original member of The Grassroots) plays Terri's Uncle James and delivers another potent ingredient within this coming of rage slice of hauntingly intelligent cinema.
"Terri' is not an effort designed to feed on the teen town, growing up tough market place.
It is about something that we can only capture when paying attention to the smaller details of living.
These elusive puzzle pieces, put on display without shame, are the elements that make 'Terri' an important motion picture.
This review of Terri (2011) was written by Richieboy on 17 Nov 2011.
Terri has generally received positive reviews.
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