I wasn't sure what to expect when my wife and I decided to watch this as we're not really the demographic it was made for. We ended up really enjoying it! It was reminiscent of the John Hughes films we watched in the 1980s. We both recommend giving it a try.
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cslippy4 December 2019
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hofreddoxd8 November 2019Why is the best scene of this movie (directorially) during the credits? I'm actually not joking: it's a fairly good long take.
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saadgkhan8 November 2019Let it Snow - B+ (Memorable)
Light hearted, used its source material to its full potential with young ensemble cast. In todays times, conveying message about acceptance, self love and respect without coming across as preachy is becoming hard in movies and books. The cinema and books can only work if they portray something human regardless of good or bad in most inhuman or unreal situations like weather in this movie.
Go watch it, and Let it Snow : ) -
nethy-nho16 November 2019Like I read the book that inspired the movie,I think that I must compare them. Let's start, well, on the book, we have three tales that through of plot will have more connections with the every characters, and all the tales emphasize a lot about the snowstorn, and we have more misadventures into that. but at the movie we have less about that, less about the characters, and less about the places and some stories that could be able to be better than that we have here, some differences, i loved, all the tales are into an only narrative , the highlight about the Aluminum-woman, and Dorrie be a lesbian, but some differences take off the originality that the book has, and some times get too cliche, but still a great story to see at Christmas, have a soundtrack pretty good and amazing cast.
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dar04173 January 2020Had some good moments and not bad for a Christmas film.
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lizkasper10 November 2019Had I not gone into it with "A Cheertastic Christmas Miracle" being my favorite John Green work, I might have enjoyed it more...but I love the original three storylines too much to enjoy the barely-recognizable ones the movie used.
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putneychick31 December 2019There was something amiss in the whole movie but again there was something sweet and enchanting about it - it could be the snow that was everywhere and how it did not bother any of them in the movie which helped pulled the movie together. Some actors were great, some were mediocre but it had Joan Cusack and she is a gem to watch with her natural sense of comedic acting. I love the songs in this movie - very catchy and listenable. Overall, I had fun watching it and just like " let it snow" and see where the movie takes you....
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onurmems15 November 2019The trailer brought me to it and I thought it would not be great but maybe good, passable film.
I was very wrong. It literally felt like robots wrote the script from a formula they use that is meant to create a audience inducing script.
Train breaks down so just randomly 2 people walk off the train and walk up a hill in the heavy snow towards a cafe. I only managed 35 mins before I had to stop but in those 35mins I saw enough stupid, random, bizarre scenes that would ruin 20 different films.
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Zaphkiel_One19 November 2019You get the sense that there were some pretty decent ingredients here to make what could have potentially been a classic, but while the snow maybe came down, I think the film got a little snow blind.
There are some really nice moments in this film - Pops dancing to the Rolling Stones, playing Whole of the Moon on the church organ, the tin foil woman (which was nearly a brilliant character). I didn't really mind the typical teenager cliche stuff. It's all about execution...
Like the snow, this film just seemed to drift a bit too much. The characters and their narratives become reasonably engaging before we're suddenly then on to something else and you don't really know why.
A Love Actually with teenagers is a good way of putting it, but what makes LA a classic is the way it all blends together so well. We have a strong unifying theme running through LA: the romance surrounding the buzz of the festive season and the feeling that it's all building somewhere (as the festive season naturally does), plus the satisfying way it all ties together in the end. Let It Snow is maybe more a sign of the times in that the characters are more self absorbed and disconnected... It's like it needed a unifying goal to the whole thing, which was kind of there but just didn't come out. Christmas often seemed somewhat incidental in that the characters were more caught up in their personal dramas to be able to relate to the bigger picture of the festive season. An example: by the time the girl who meets the pop singer gets back home I'd COMPLETELY forgotten she'd initially set out to get a specific Christmas present for her mother. Why did that goal get so buried? With a title like Let It Snow, it seems it wants to be considered a Christmas film, right? Was it though? I don't know.
I think this sense of drift had a lot to do with pacing - some characters go on a string of incidents: going on a car chase, skidding off the road, running off to a church etc etc... and meanwhile you have a bunch of other characters who, all the while, are at the Waffle House eating waffles. This kind of thing just pegs the film back.
Buuuut, ya know, overall it's okay. The cast do a good job, it's filmed well, the setting is decent. Like I say, the ingredients were there. Maybe a case of too many cooks spoilt the eggnog. -
duartepatri13 November 2019Forced diversity is getting old. I have no issues with diversity, there are many great books that tell heart warming stories of coming out, "We are the ants" is one of them and I would celebrate them if they were picked to become movies. That said, I do not know the need of using perfectly written stories, slay them, change the characters, change the story line to the point of leaving it unrecognizable... When I saw "Let it snow" announced I was thrilled, I had devoured the book in one sitting, the movie on the other hand was such a waste of time, not only for the ever present forced diversity, the perfectly crafted plot was ruined and the acting was truly hard to watch.
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erica-785-6925299 November 2019So cute, why does everyone expect Netflix movies to be Oscar worthy! I mean seriously lighten up. It's a fun lighthearted teenage version of love actually. So sweet, good acting, and good storyline. Just a fun Christmas movie. Don't listen to the Debbie downers..
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Although the film looks beautiful and has an admittedly delightful tone, Let It Snow unfortunately squanders its source material for a bland and poorly written script. The film at times does prove to be entertaining, with a tone that, even despite its flaws, seems irresistible. However, the film seems to fall flat on itself and its potential to be something bigger than an average holiday adaptation for the season. Plainly, it feels rushes, uninspired, and at times simply corny. The acting in the film varied from quite horrible to simply okay. No real standouts in general, although some actor's do give it their best shot to make their characters at least somewhat interesting. The film's pacing does seem to fit, but the story dragged along with it seems like an unfit match. In the end, Let It Snow may prove to be enjoyable to look at, but hardly so to watch, and definitely not to comprehend. My Rating: 5.75/10
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pthang9 November 2019Acting was bad and awkward. But the writing was even worse: full of cliché, unnatural and cheesy conversations. Plot was too predictable, no surprises whatsoever. Every character in this movie was unnecessarily rude all the time.
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Gordon-118 November 2019This film tells the story of a group of teenagers who are united because of a snowstorm.
It is a really beautiful story. It is like a teenage version of "Love Actually". The story is engaging, and some scenes cause tears to appear in my eyes. It is full of love, and full of festive positivities. I really enjoyed it. -
leonshikto9 November 2019The movie moves its plot with a group teenagers, in Christmas going through their individual problems and struggles. It does not dive deep into the individuals but is successful in delivering a good holiday flick. Each story was lovely on their own, providing a nice fun package.
According to the way I rate movies:
This receives 1/2 stars for story, 2/2 stars for giving the viewers what we expected from its synopsis. The direction, cinematography and soundtrack together gets 1/2 stars. I personally give it 2/2 stars because I really enjoyed it. Although I believe the movie could have gotten 1 star for its casts but the acting could have been better and it does not gives the wow factor losing another star. -
The feel good Christmas movies have a formula that is light on plot but heavy on stories coming together in a happy, albeit somewhat contrived, ending. That should be part of the expectation going into these movies. When starting this, I knew what I was getting into and they delivered on that formula.
There are a lot of comments about forced diversity. I would say it's nice to see another depiction of people of multiple ethnicities and sexual orientations carrying out their storylines together. While not the case for everyone, there are many of us who appreciate having an on-screen dynamic that better reflects our real life diverse families and friends. -
When I read Let It Snow for the first time, I immediately connected with Stuart and Jubilee. Their characters were very well done, and Stuart's family was really wonderful. The story focused on people's relationships both romantically and between friends and family. So when I started the movie, I was appalled by Netflix's decision to change Stuart from a family-oriented Jewish boy with a broken heart to an ear-pierced pop star staying in a hotel for Christmas. Many reviewers who haven't read the book seem confused by the people calling it forced diversity, so I'll explain it for them. When you have to get rid of a well-written diverse storyline in order to add a weak one, that is when it's forced. When every detail that made you love a character is erased in favor of a one-note stereotype of a pop star without a family of his own, wiping away every ounce of relatability, then that movie becomes no more than a trashy attempt to rewrite Love Actually.
In addition to the discrepancies in Stuart and Jubilee's storyline, I was also taken aback by the movies portrayal of Addie and Jeb. Instead of the story of Jeb forgiving Addie for cheating on him because of her insecurities, it became a story of a cellphone-addicted stalker girlfriend chasing after a detached, uncaring boyfriend.
As someone who has read the book every Christmas for several years, watching a movie that wiped away the best aspects of the characters I hold so dear is beyond frustrating. I was so excited to hear of the movie's release, but I walked away from it with a bitter taste in my mouth and the need to explain exactly why it shouldn't have been made. -
BABSBunny241 February 2020Wanted to watch something light hearted and simple, threw this on. As far as teen romance movies go, its pretty good. Its not unbelievably over the top like so many Christmas-themed romcoms.
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Once again, social engineering, aka; forced reality, rears its PC head in this movie adaptation of the book by the same name. Pretty much the same as every new movie or tv series coming from Hollywood anymore. You don't have to change so many things just to appeal to more people...They took the main characters from the book and made them potential recruits for the crowd. This ain't no Hallmark movie!
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Azanspy21 November 2019Yes, Let It Snow is a cliche rom-com. But sometimes cliches are good and entertaining. Let It Snow is that kind of cliche. I never read the book so I can't compare which is better. But the movie is a decent watch for performances and feel good moments. Isabella Merced, Odeya Rush, Kiernan Shipka, Jacob Batalon, Mitchell Hope, Liv Hewson and Joan Cusack did a good job. I think Shameik Moore could have done a better job. Overall, I think Let It Snow is a decent enough one time watchable Christmas movie.
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livebeyond15 November 2019Everything about this movie was like one of those youtube videos where you watch someone wipe out on a skateboard and their arm snaps in two places, so it swings like a pendulum. Just deep-in-your-stomach ungratifying discomfort. If you're into that sort of thing, enjoy this film.
To be fair, I've never reviewed anything before, but this was a painful thing to watch. Harsh, awkward, non sequitur character development. A perpetual trope of "Look at this character and their thrown-in-your-face quirk that makes them down to earth and relatable" that does not add to the plot or your actual understanding of the character, which is used to somehow counterbalance the complete lack of story telling throughout. Also, the lack of chemistry between ALL characters was impossible not to notice. Relationships developed unevenly, unexpectedly, and unnaturally. I think the characters chemistry can best be described as the best relationship of anyone in the film was between JP and the pig. -
emilieswane-654629 November 2019I really enjoyed the fact that there were different story lines and that it wasn't the typical "business woman from the city goes back to her small home town and meets the farmer"
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SedadForemost25 December 2019It's a love, teenager, romatic movie. It just happens to be around christmas and in snow. It has nothing christmassy
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kakszel8 November 2019You know exactly what will happen from the moment the characters are introduced. And it all culminates at a big party where all differences are forgiven and everyone finds their happiness. Waste of time. And for those saying Love Actually is bad - I challenge you to watch this one!
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Kijofreg19 December 2019It may not be Oscar-worthy, but it's sweet and much less cringe-worthy than the average, cheesy Christmas movie. The cast was much better than expected, and I was never bored. Nothing award-winning about it, but still enjoyable.