DVD of the Week: Terri

We’ve all seen the teen misfit movie.  But Terri has some originality and lots of heart.  Jacob Wysocki plays an overweight teen caring for his mentally ill uncle.  He doesn’t have much going for him until John C. Reilly’s school counselor intervenes, sometimes clumsily (who knows what will make a teen respond?).  Soon there’s a ripple effect among other troubled teens.  Screenwriter Patrick Dewitt deserves some plaudits for the authenticity of the teen characters.