Let It Snow (1999)
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53% of critics liked it
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(1,111 ratings)
Adam Marcus, whose previous works include Jason Goes to Hell (1993), directs this heartwarming romantic comedy. The film opens with little James Ellis watching his parents divorce and his mother (Bernadette Peters) hop from one Mr. Wrong to the next. His grandmother warns him that "in this… More Adam Marcus, whose previous works include Jason Goes to Hell (1993), directs this heartwarming romantic comedy. The film opens with little James Ellis watching his parents divorce and his mother (Bernadette Peters) hop from one Mr. Wrong to the next. His grandmother warns him that "in this family, the men leave and the women go crazy." Fast-forward 14 years to a gloriously snowy winter day when James (played by screenwriter and brother of the director Kipp Marcus) runs into his neighbor Sarah (Alice Dylan). As best buddies, the two help each other out as he enrolls in a cooking school and she studies at a New York college. Soon, their attraction boils over and they stumble into their first kiss. Confused, Sarah tells James that the kiss was a mistake, though in her heart it felt all too right. Crestfallen, James dutifully agrees. But when he gathers the courage to tell her what he really feels, she has left to study in England. James seeks solace from a series of failed rebound dates by spending evenings at a local club with his fellow walking wounded. Snow Days was screened at the 1999 AFI/L.A. Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
- Directed By
- Adam Marcus
- Written By
- Kipp Marcus
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 8, 2001 Limited
- Studio
- Artistic License
Critic Reviews
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Lael Loewenstein, Variety
At once a throwback to the days of Capra and Sturges and a wholly contempo item, Snow Days is smarter and more appealing than many other recent romantic comedies.
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Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News
The film has refreshingly modest aims; it just wants to tell an enjoyable boy-meets-girl story.
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Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Steeped in self-indulgence.
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Jonathan Foreman, New York Post
James' character is a charmless, boring lump and it's very hard to care if he gets the girl or not.
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Gene Seymour, Newsday
Is as eager-to-please as a new puppy and just about as cute.
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Cast
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Kipp Marcus
as James Ellis
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Alice Dylan
as Sarah Milson
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Bernadette Peters
as Elise Ellis
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Henry Simmons
as Mitch Jennings
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Miriam Shor
as Beth
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Judith Malina
as Grammy
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Larry Pine
as Wendell Milson
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Debra Sullivan
as Patricia Milson
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Kristopher Scott Feidel
as James at 4
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David Deblinger
as Psycho Boss
- Adam Marcus
- Michael Ornstein
