Terri (*** out of ****)

Terri is a kind soul. In almost all sense of the words he's a good guy. Does he need to be nice all the time? No, that's impossible. However he knows what the difference between right and wrong. That seems like a simple thing but Terri's qualities are something to be proud of. This is in large part due to the convincingly genuine performance by Jacob Wysocki. Terri however has two problems. One is that he lives with his uncle (Creed Bratton) who's slowly losing his grip on reality. He's not bad yet but give it some years and Terri is going to have a challenge. The other problem is what people see Terri for. He is quite large. Kids single him out but don't really make fun of him. These two issues have led Terri to wear only pajamas and show up late to school. This catches the attention of the assistant principal (The always reliable John C. Reilly), the two begin to meet weekly just to talk. Throw in two other students (Olivia Crocicchia and Bridger Zadina) and you have something special: a original cast of characters. You actually begin to care for Terri's world. I can get behind a film that can pull that off.

*** out of ****