Snow Day (2000)
When an entire town in upstate New York is closed down by an unexpected snowfall, a "snow day" begins when a group of elementary school kids, led by Natalie Brandston, try to ensure that the schools stay closed by stopping a mechanical snowplow driver by trying to hijack his plow truck. Meanwhile, Natalie's big brother Hal is using this day to try to win the affections of Claire Bonner, the most popular girl in his high school, while Hal and Natalie's father Tom, a TV meteorologist, faces off against a rival meteorologist for weather coverage of the day's events.
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I could have enjoyed this movie much more if it did not depend on the premise that the snow plow guy is the enemy. The idea is that the snow plow guy takes away snow days by clearing the roads of snow, so he is the enemy. Coincidentally, he is not a nice guy. In real life, most cities have more than one person driving snow plows, right? And not all of them are jerks. So it was difficult for me to get into the idea of the kids doing dirty tricks on the snow plow guy.The romance in the story is too simple. There is not enough depth, it is more like a cliché romance. The writers try to complete the romance by making the boyfriend a big jerk and I think that was overdone. It made the comedy ugly.
This film is definitely aimed at young children but being a young at heart adult, I really enjoyed it too. Chevy chase is a true icon and though he only had a small part, it was a pleasure to watch another magnificent performance. I never had a snow day so I can only imagine how much fun I would've had but these kids sure had a good adventure. A wonderful family film that can be enjoyed by all ages. The film is about a boy who is looking for true love and maybe he didn't have to look too far. A young girl who will try anything to get that extra snow day and a meteorologist who just wants the like light he so much deserves. Quality
While this is not a horrible movie, it sure was dull and uninspired--with very limp writing and nothing really to recommend it. Now the kids might have a different reaction, but my daughter who also saw it with me also felt the film was amazingly dull and uninteresting. On top of a weak script and totally forgettable characters, the sight of seeing Chris Elliot on a big screen with his nasty-looking green-brown teeth is something I cannot erase from my mind (no matter how hard I try). In fact, while I actually liked Elliot in his show GET A LIFE, since then I have really started to re-assess him in my mind. SNOW DAY and his awful CABIN BOY are making me hate the sight of him.This film is not nearly as watchable as Nick's later BIG FAT LIAR or even (choke, choke) GOOD BURGER!!!
I first saw this movie at my cottage in 2001 because my little cousins begged to rent it. I groaned because it looked like any other Family Channel movie with cheesy lines, etc. However, I was very wrong. I enjoyed it thoroughly. It was recently advertised to be shown on TV again, and I felt nostalgic about it. But, I couldn't help thinking that since I was about 13 when I first saw it, my tastes might have changed, and I would hate it now. Again, I was definitely wrong.This movie can appeal to any age group, because it has plot lines involving a wide range of ages. All the plot lines offer something funny and cute, even if sometimes unbelievable. But with a movie like this, you have to be able to suspend your grasp on reality for a couple hours.If you're looking for a good, light movie to pass some time with, you will not be disappointed by this one. I recommend it to anyone.