Snow Day Review
The premise of Snow Day is delightful, as anyone who grew up in a wintry environment can relate to the exquisite joy of having school canceled by a blizzard. The movie follows its much-repeated mantra "Anything can happen on a snow day" to all logical conclusions -- but that's what prevents it from continuing to resonate for viewers who've moved past the Nickelodeon age bracket. Clearly, any resemblance to reality is thrown out the window when a couple of ten-year-olds construct a massive fort full of serpentine tunnels, complete with a living space where they've set up a game system -- by 9:30 the morning after the winter's first snowfall. And a silly running joke involves the principal, a gangly goofball, never being out of range of a fusillade of pelted snowballs from unseen attackers. But reviewing the film for a realist is missing the point, and people at an age still eligible for snow days may find this Snow Day an enjoyable enough diversion. Chris_Elliott submits a deliciously nasty, rotted-tooth turn as a malevolent snow-plow driver -- though only in the world of this film could a public servant just trying to clear the roads be so vilified. The movie smartly follows a handful of characters throughout their day's activities, making it kind of a preteen Robert_Altman movie. But some plots just grow tiresome, such as the relentless campaign carried off by Hal (Mark_Webber) to win over the school's hottie snob, when the girl who's really right for him (Schuyler_Fisk) is just under his nose. Still, any time one thing starts to sputter, it's nothing that a little ice sculpting or a snowmobile chase can't fix. Derek Armstrong, Rovi
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