Terri Joe: Missionary in Miami (2026) Review: He Came To Save Souls, Miami Had Other Plans For Him

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Synopsis:

Terri Joe: Missionary in Miami (2026) is a 1 hour 22 minute comedy film produced by Tubi Original, directed by Dale S. Lewis and released on January 30, 2026. It is adapted from Kelon Campbell’s viral TikTok character. This is a wild comedy film about Terri Joe, a girl who flees to Miami to escape eccentric criminals and find a new church where she can atone for her sins. The story begins when Terri Joe works at a grocery store in Louisiana. After she accidentally causes the police to arrest some robbers, the criminals end up chasing her instead. She flees to Miami and stays with her cousin, Jeorgia Peach. In Miami, her rigid worldview immediately clashes with a super free, funky, and party-like environment. While on the run from the criminals, Terri Joe experiences a crisis of faith and has to confront the contradictions in her own beliefs.

The film is described as Gen Z satirical humor that is extreme in calling out issues of racism, homophobia, and sexism. The character of Terri Joe was intentionally created as a parody of a passive-aggressive conservative Christian woman. So the goal is not to support that viewpoint, but to parody it.

This film stars: Kelon Campbell, Katie Keene, Chase Garland, Dylan Bougis and more.

In my opinion:

My days have been quite exhausting and I decided to watch a comedy film, and this was the one I chose. Damn, I was hoping to laugh out loud like I did watching Tyler Perry’s Joe’sCollege Trip (since the poster looked similar), but it turned out not to be what I expected. The comedy felt half-baked, even though there was great potential for it to become a great comedy film because the core of the story is simple—just a nerdy and awkward girl trying to get to church. But unfortunately, the story felt all over the place and haphazard. Even though I understood the plot, the jokes only managed to give me a small smile.

Even though visually, the audio and cinematography are good, and even the acting of the cast feels natural. Unfortunately, the weak story makes the film feel bland, and interestingly, this film got a user score of 80/100 on TMDb from 4 reviews. For your information, this film has a sequel haha. Well, I hope the sequel will be better, and I think this film is fine being shown on home television only, not in theaters.

For me this one is 6.5/10.