I found JPL really dragged those scenes down. The storyline was powerful, as was the dialoge, but JPL and FF... those facial expressions just ruined it all for me. JPL kept getting this grimace on his face that made me burst out laughing and it kept ruining the moment. Today was the same, when Rex was crying. JPL's expressions and alligator tears ruined what could have been a very powerful moment. JPL really isn't capable of playing a multi-layered character and this storyline is suffering for it. The scenes with Rex lashing out at the principal weren't cringe-worthy the way many of the emotional scenes were, but they didn't crap me because all I could think about was how campy Rex made the rooftop scenes look and how horrible the expressions on his face were. Totally ruined things for me. JPL should stick to comedy.