Paul Robinson’s review published on Letterboxd:
Not your typical teenage coming of age movie this films main strength is for me is to have characters that I have never seen or are so focused on in a movie before. The film is definitely more of a character study than an actual story as it follows teenager Terri Thompson an overweight social misfit who goes to school in Pyjamas and is basically a recluse slightly bullied but not overly so by his peers and we follow him over a 2 – 3 week period it seems as he opens up socially.
Terri is played by Jacob Wysocki a newcomer to me and he is brilliant in the role acting beyond his years giving the character a calmness and gentle touch not manipulating the audience but allowing most emotional feeling to happen naturally. John c Reilly is also good at the headmaster who takes an interest in Terri. It just came across to me as a very realistic experience it had eccentric characters but all schools have these, the experiences may be turned up to 11 but I imagine everyone has had a sort of similar experience.
So the only thing that failed most about this film is the fact it was marketed as a comedy and I did laugh a few times but I found at most it would get out of me was a smile. But is a very enjoyable film that and I hope Wysocki gets more opportunities in the future as he is a genuine talent.