Terri is an oversized teen, always late for school and with so little motivation that he wears pajamas in the class. That’s how he dresses at home, where his uncle constantly criticizes him, and he won’t change, not even to receive a guest who just happens to be the prettiest girl in his class. A therapist would say he is depressed, but Mr. Fitzgerald (John C. Reilly), a school counselor for the problematic ones, receives him in his office for truly enlightening conversations about being more than meets the eye. As with his colleagues, Terri always leaves us on the outside, as he walks reluctantly to the sound of a female voice singing his tragedy. Shot in Los Angeles, this is a drama and a comedy about cruelty, sexual awakening and friendship. You’d think you couldn’t find new information in the vastly explored high school setting, but Azazel, son of experimental filmmaker Ken Jacobs, shows that there’s plenty more to say about it. (Ágata Pinho)
