As the movie was an 'indie film' I opted to give it much leeway to tell its story. Well, all I can say is that I {b]didn't[/b] like the film, period. The titular character had issues, sure, and John C. Riley's character was out to help him get through them as best he could. Still, Terri should've just walked/lurched around in his PJs with a neon "sucker!" sign on his forehead for the number of times Riley's character bamboozled him, leading Riley's character to finally tell Terri that, essentially, 'yeah I lie to you if I have to but its only b/c I'm trying the best I can to help you out'.
Had the story concentrated on that relationship alone that would've sufficed. Things started to get muddled when Terri's fellow teenage misfits began to take a more active role in the script in the last quarter of the film. Given the intimacy involved in the drinking scene it seemed a little unusual they'd reached that juncture.
How'd the kid who pulled his hair out go from one day doing that in the waiting row for the Principal's Office to dropping by Terri's place for a huge stash of beans on toast? The girl Terri helps also goes from social pariah to stoned on the floor at Terri's place, aching to get it on with Terri. Fair if the seeds for these ideas had started earlier in the film. That all that should be introduced so late in the film just rubbed me the wrong way.
Not as bad as hair-pulling kid. Man I was hoping Terri would smack that lil pr ick's noggin but there they all are towards the last 10 minutes of the ilm, passout on the floor after, earlier hair-pulling kid drunk & topless in Terri's uncle's house!
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rustblack
13 years ago
I hated that little hair-pulling prick too and wanted Terri to smash puny human. Guess the movie did make us feel something. That's good.
A good fingering, finger sniffing, drugs, urine, cock, breasts; Child porn CAN be entertaining!
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