Review of Snow Day (2000) by Johnny T — 06 Feb 2012

Snow Day is an uninspired assembly of characters and story lines. The humor is on the level of flatulence by a chubby boy. Fortunately, everything comes together splendidly in the last act, and the kids and grown-ups are all first-rate. It's an original and rather clever premise, but first-time director Chris Koch doesn't do anything with it. Not a waste of time, but not quite in control of its destination. Chevy Chase looks tired, Pam Grier looks embarrassed, and pop star Iggy Pop gives a performance that -- if you can believe it -- is even sillier than his name. Unless you have a craving to watch a sluggish Ski-Doo race or want to admire Chase dressed as a hula dancer, consider this the cinematic equivalent of yellow snow. Snow Day fails both as arrested-development farce and as teen-age romantic comedy. This grasping comedy targets kids of all ages but will please no one as it exploits exhausted ideas about adolescence.

VERDICT: "Not So Hot" - [Negative Reaction] These films are truly terrible films. They are not the worst things ever made, but they are definitely awful and should not be seen by anyone. (Films that are rated 1.5 or 2 stars).