Snow Day

First of all, it is a story about a group of kids trying to seek revenge because of the "Snow Plow Man" who has ruined every first snow day with no snow day to follow. (He ruined it by plowing the roads and making it so the kids could go to school after each snow day.) The older brother of one of the kids is trying to find a way to tell a popular girl that he likes her. The plot is that simple. The plot is not "meshed" it is just like any other movie, there is more than one thing going on, but it would only confuse you if you are an easily confused person (after all it was intended for a younger audience, and they get it!). There is no harsh or "adult" language used in the film, to my knowledge.

This film has some laughs, especially when Chris Elliott is at his hammiest behind the wheel of his snowplow. Some things seem off, but it's a kids' movie, so I'll let stuff like that go for the most part. Also, there are many story-lines that just aren't woven together well. We're not sure who the main character is supposed to be (it doesn't seem to be the narrator - the adolescent older brother - since his story is in the background). The problem is that they did not focus enough on the "fun" aspect of this film, the snow day itself. They spent too much time on this kid trying to get this popular girl (whom he then rejects) and that had nothing to do with a snow day, other than the mantra he kept repeating. "Snow Day" is pretty good but not as good as I thought it would be. It's good for a deep snowy day if you want to stay inside. Grab a hot coco make yourself comfortable and enjoy. You're sure to get a good laugh.

Overall rating: 6 out of 10.

Snow Day (2000) is a movie that I recently rewatched on HBOMAX. The storyline follows a meteorologist in heavy competition with the other local meteorologist. Meanwhile the kids in town are desperately waiting for a snow day so they can enjoy a day off from school. The meteorologists compete to be the first one to identify and report a snow day and once it's arrives, the neighborhood kids start a series of hijinks.

This movie is directed by Chris Koch (A Guy Thing) and stars Chevy Chase (National Lampoon's Vacation), Chris Elliott (Scary Movie 2), Jean Smart (Watchmen), Pam Grier (Coffy), Iggy Pop (Cry-Baby), John Schneider (Dukes of Hazard) and Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas (Marshall).

I really loved the cast of this movie and this is way more entertaining than it gets credit for. This has a National Lampoons feel to it in a lot of ways. The kids and their storyline is a bit cheesy, but the forts, the "begging you" scenes and sledding sequences were awesome. Chase was hilarious and the various hijinks bring a smile to your face.

Overall, this movie is cheesy but fun. I would score this a 7-7.5/10 and definitely recommend seeing it once.

"Snow Day", Nickelodeon's latest effort at a live-action feature film, falls short from "Harriet The Spy". This film takes place around the ever-popular snow day, when kids and parents get the day off. Oh yeah, and anything can happen. The younger set face off against the "Snowplow Man", who can keep them from getting the second snow day, a rarity. The adults do their job, to an extent, and the teen set deals with crushes and life lessons. Since this is a family film, the snowplow story gets more attention, as seen in the commercials, but the teen bits should have got more focus. Anyone over 12 would be bored to tears with this one, but under 12 would have a blast. Actually, I just watched this one at home. On a snow day. Really.

Originally I went to see this movie because I like Jean Smart and have missed seeing her on film or on the small screen -- "Designing Women" just doesn't do it anymore.

Even though her role is not pivotal to the story line she is still great to watch.

Chris Elliot essentially reprises his role from "There's Something About Mary" as a "cosmetically impaired" misfit. While not being a great fan of Mr. Elliot he did fit this particular character perfectly.

There is a very nice ending to the movie -- predictable as it may be -- but with a very pleasant twist that is a welcome change from the usual.

Iggy Pop as a skating rink DJ that only plays romantic ballads is a great bit of casting genius -- he is so believable that you wonder if being a DJ at an ice skating rink may have been his dream job when he was younger -- he certainly has the perfect velvety tones for it.

There are few laugh-out-loud jokes here -- but there is a lot of clever writing, good acting and great characters which is what really makes a movie enjoyable after all, isn't it?

How can you not enjoy this movie? The makers of Nickelodeon's "Adventures of Pete and Pete" strike gold again. Hilarious, with a particularly humorous performance on the part of Claire's dumb boyfriend.

If you have a sense of humor, and if you remember being a child, you should like this movie. If you don't laugh even once at this, check yourself because you may be dead inside that adult body.