![]() That’s not to say teenage romance is inherently boring or annoying, but there are just so many similar subplots regarding the same subject that none of them emerge to say anything thoughtful or resonate as emotionally investing. Whenever the film is focused on a character that has a different kind of problem (Isabela Merced’s character is unsure of whether to go to college in New York or let the offer pass her by to take care of her sickly mother, simultaneously interacting with Shameik Moore’s famous pop singer following a meet-cute, occasionally juxtaposing their drastically different lifestyles with mildly effective success) from high-school love it’s a reprieve. All of this is wrapped up into a comedy, which is a term that should be used loosely considering there’s a running joke involving a bloody male nipple that is apparently the pinnacle of humor to these writers. ![]() To call it a disaster might be an understatement everyone has problems, usually boiling down to a significant other and/or the inability of being one’s self while not being concerned with what others think. Let It Snow marks the directorial debut for Luke Snellin (who up until now has only steered episodes of television and shorts), but the real problems seem to lie within working from a hodgepodge script from various names (among them is Kay Cannon who last year crafted a gut-bustlingly hilarious breakout debut feature in Blockers) that appears to be cramming three books or written stories into one movie. Joking aside, Let It Snow is a frustrating experience because it does contain so many talented performers that I am a personal fan of, ranging from Isabela Merced (formerly Isabela Moner of the sweet family comedy Instant Family and respectfully decent Dora adaptation), the Spider-Man franchise’s Jacob Batalon, Dope‘s Shameik Moore, Kiernan Shipka (who seemed like a wonderful person to meet at the recently passed ACE Midwest comic convention), Odeya Rush, and the aforementioned Joan Cusack trying to drop a little wisdom on these youngsters going to a tumultuous Christmas season, and does nothing but place them in generic rom-com dynamics making sure to give each one of them a painful monologue that is also badly delivered. ![]() Sure, flurries are capable of disrupting our all-important holiday plans for mysterious reasons that wind up bringing us all closer together, but snow messing up people’s Halloween that’s the movie I want to see. That seems like a random piece of throwaway information to start a review with, but opening narration from Joan Cusack’s tinfoil wrapped conspiracy theorist/community service helpline (don’t ask, there’s plenty of nonsense here not even worth questioning) makes it a point to mention how it’s rare for the state to get a white Christmas Eve, which would be an intriguing plot point if it hadn’t just snowed in real life on Halloween. Here in Illinois (coincidentally the setting of Let It Snow), a few days into November it’s already snowing. ![]() In a small town on Christmas Eve, a snowstorm brings together a group of young people. Starring Shameik Moore, Kiernan Shipka, Isabela Merced, Odeya Rush, Joan Cusack, Jacob Batalon, Miles Robbins, Mitchell Hope, Liv Hewson, Anna Akana, Matthew Noszka, Jamie Champagne, Jon Champagne, Andrea De Oliveira, Mason Gooding, Victor Rivers, Genevieve DeGraves, and Hallea Jones
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