The script is just a little overstuffed with moving parts. To be fair, it's very hard to ascribe something holiday-themed to a story that could easily take place in the dog days of summer without disrupting any of the plots. Also, the decision to bookend the film with an undercooked voiceover narration about the power of snow is.a choice. Snellin's television background does show itself in the somewhat episodic introductions of each character and plotline.
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But the movie does not feel obligated to be weepy or saccharine, despite tackling a lot of big character arcs for a "one long day" approach. It's a word seldom associated with romantic Christmas movies, particularly ones featuring teenagers. He uses his locations confidently, stages some unexpectedly dynamic sequences, and provides a very subtle tone to his first feature-length project.
The cast's shoulders keep this one aloft, no doubt.ĭirector Luke Snellin does put together something a cut above its genre trappings. Each one of them feels like a fully realized character, despite the plot never digging too deeply into each one of them. Liv Hewson (Santa Clarita Diet) has a bashful sincerity that pairs nicely with Jacob Batalon (Spider-Man: Far From Home) and his confident goofball charms. While the jokes in the script land like sitcom/laugh track material for some of her costars, she adds a spark of spontaneity and honesty that helps the gags feel more lived-in. Kiernan Shipka (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) has always been a very natural performer. Shameik Moore (Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse), playing the pop star stranded in a small town, has a noticeably magnetic presence that translates to his comedic timing just as well as his lovelorn speeches. What Let it Snow really has going for it is a murderer's row of attractive, talented young performers, most of which have been featured previously on Netflix originals. Finding the path to that end is the chief concern. And just like us, they seem to know in advance that they will win the day, fall in love, throw the greatest party ever, and learn to live life a little better. These characters are fully self-aware of the pitfalls of their love, lust, fears, instability, etc. What I found admirable is how the normally basic (wink) threads of a film like this are present but acknowledged. Yeah, there's a lot of Instagram, and one kid goes off on an adult about how smartphones are actually fine. But it's also not overly cynical, nor does it rely on "teens speak a different language" levels of already-outdated slang. No actual magic, no Jenny McCarthy in sight. No square-jawed heartthrob is going to be a despondent child's new daddy. No one here has a soulless corporate job that needs to be shed via the power of Santa. It's one of those Christmas movies where there's supposed to be something magical on the air that brings people together, but never does it stray into Lifetime Original territory. You have to start early with this holiday spirit stuff, otherwise some of it will hit you on December 13 and it'll knock your ass out. But Netflix decided I just had to see every laugh line of the movie in one super-cut masquerading as a trailer. Writer John Green has already found huge success in Hollywood with his YA adaptations The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns.It's a Christmas romance movie. The movie is produced by Dylan Clark, p.g.a. Luke Snellin is directing Let It Snow from a screenplay written by Laura Solon, Victoria Strouse, and Kay Kannon. The movie is based on the best-selling book by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle. Kiernan Shipka joins Isabela Merced (also known as Isabela Moner) and Shameik Moore in leading a true ensemble of up and coming actors that also include Odeya Rush, Jacob Batalon, Miles Robbins, Mitchell Hope, Liv Hewson, Anna Akana and Joan Cusack. Come Christmas morning, nothing will be the same. When a snowstorm hits a small midwestern town on Christmas Eve, a group of high school seniors find their friendships and love lives colliding thanks to a stranded pop star, a stolen keg, a squad of competitive dancers, a mysterious woman covered in tin foil, and an epic party at the local Waffle Town.
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