Snow Day

Snow Day - ***

This 2000 film is easy to forget, mainly because it's a forgettable movie. No new ground is broken with "Snow Day"; guy persues girl, kids do horrible things to principal, good guy dad and weather man finally gets his due in the end, Emmanuelle Chriqui is hot, blah blah blah we get it. It's charm that makes this film watchable, charm in both cast and premise. The film isn't a new concept; it's a well made spin on an old one. Therein lies a certain level of comfortability along with that, and as such it's comfort that doesn't make the film any less enjoyable due to any lack of originality. The cast, as I've said, is very charming. I suppose the most bankable cast member is the underused Chevy Chase, but also includes Jean Smart, Chris Elliott, John Schneider and (at the time) newcomers Mark Webber, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Schuyler Fisk, Connor Matheus and Zena Grey. The secret weapon here is Schuyler Fisk (pre-Orange County I might add), who makes herself entirely sympathetic without taking away from Webber's Hal. Snow Day is a children's comedy which, like many of the films that have been made in the past few years, has plenty of appeal for adults. You might even say it was ahead of its time, although that would be somewhat of a stretch. Thumbs up.