I’m too old for TikTok, so I had no idea who Kelon Campbell or his viral character Terri Joe were. According to Complex, Terri Joe is “a sendup of a particular sort of passive-aggressive, conservative, Christian, Southern white woman.” So imagine my shock when I got to this movie, which does the SNL thing of putting a sketch comedy character into an insane world. I have no idea if this lives up to the original stuff. But I loved it.
According to Yahoo Entertainment, “The film comes as part of Campbell’s deal with Tubi under their Stubios project. The Stubios initiative, which featured Issa Rae as a mentor, sought out online creators to develop projects that resonated with Tubi’s audience. Campbell was one of the 14 finalists to earn the title Stubiorunner, essentially executive producing his own film.”
Directed by Dale S. Lewis, this starts with Terri Joe working in a grocery store. When criminals knock it over, she has to identify them, but they find out that she’s the one who led the cops to them. As she runs to Miami, as I always say, hijinks ensue.
Also featuring Campbell’s Jeorgia Peach and Amethyst Jade characters, this is an absolute blast. This irrelevant and often offensive movie keeps putting Terri Joe into the weirdest situations and having her react like an absolutely horrible person, yet she somehow is endearing throughout.
Unlike nearly every influencer movie, this actually makes me want to see more of the character. Consider me a fan.
You can watch this on Tubi.
