Snow Day (I) (2022) User Reviews

A snowy waste of time

[MB-reviewer185 · 3/10 · 16 December 2022]

Apparently, Snow Day (2022) is a Nickelodeon remake of Snow Day (2000) that I did not know about until I looked it up. I did not like this movie because it can be annoying, hard to watch at times, and I did not care about what was happening.

The acting in the movie is not good, and the characters in the movie are hard to watch and annoying. There is one character who I found annoying and hard to listen to because of her high voice, and she would do idiotic things along with the other characters.

The song numbers are average, and the dance choreography was unimpressive when they did happen. When a song number would happen, I would be disinterested in it even if it were part of the plot, but they mostly lead to something dumb like taking down a snowplow machine that I did not like.

There was at times bad editing and the dialogue was hard to listen to. There are also random scenes that would happen for no reason and have no connection to the plot, so once the movie ended, I was tired and frustrated along with the credits that looking like no effort was put into it.

I do not recommend watching Snow Day (2022). This movie is just another Nickelodeon Paramount+ streaming movie they did not put effort into making entertaining, which is why I will not remember this movie at all.

Cute for Kids

[courtney_chumbley-31580 · 5/10 · 23 December 2022]

This appears to be a remake of Snow Day. It was cute however the original is definitely superior. This was more of a musical which was interesting as I love musicals. It was not a total bust however it is definitely something that will either be for you or not. The acting wasn't horrible, however you can tell it wasn't the best. There were parts that were a little awkward bit but cute film to check out if interested!

This is a film featuring a group of kids hopeful for a snow day, and they try to do anything they can to ensure that happens. The story focuses on a set of siblings, and their wish for a snow day.

Good for 6 year old, past that it's too stupid

[shoobe01-1 · 5/10 · 12 February 2023]

Cheaply produced in every way. Poorly acted, but also poorly written, flat, meaningless.

Also full of nonsense. Nothing makes sense. There's not nearly enough snow on the ground. Like, all the streets are obviously already plowed. And the city has one snowplow? And... it takes all day. Once a snow day is declared, that's it. Maybe if the GOAL had been to have a second one all along, that would be the goal of the plow stopping kids.

Oh, at least the plow driver commits several major crimes. Actively kidnaps children (picks them up, locks them in his plow cab for hours), most notably.

Seems improbable the apparent tween target would like it, since it's so transparently bad but man there's a lot of time spent on extremely stupid tween romance plots, enough it almost bored even the smaller kids who did watch it.

Horrible, not needed remake.

[PiperGrissom1 · 1/10 · 23 December 2022]

This is an unnecessary, annoying and stupid remake of a cute movie. The kids are not cute, the little girl's voice is obnoxious and no one is remotely interesting.

I usually love musicals, so I'm really disappointed.

I saved it on our watchlist because my husband loves the original Snow Day. I thought he'd really enjoy this. Unfortunately, he only could stand 15 minutes of this.

I do not recommend this. Maybe little kids will like it. Maybe.

I'll rewarch the classic Snow Day with Chevy Chase, Jean Smart, John Schneider, Chris Elliott, Mark Webber and Josh Peck. And I'll try to forget that I attempted this horrible mess.

No!

[hjvandenbrink · 1/10 · 14 February 2023]

Only saw a trailer and already dont want to watch it.

Exact remake and trying with every character and bird to recreate an original. The 2000 movie was funny and original and good. This already seemed awful.

The acting is typical nickelodeon and the writing has no imagination. Why not make a sequel.of the original? Then you had a good start and something to build on.

Why cant they make these young actors act? They all do the same bad acting.

The writing these days is non imaginative.

The directing and producing is always awful with these kind of movies. They are all the same bad quality.

Be original and be better.

Epic Fail

[spaghetti007 · 1/10 · 18 December 2022]

Firstly why is this a remake/reboot or whatever? Yall might as well screw up Good Burger and sheesh Jimmy Neutron! Remake everything with equally crud actors such as this! Jerry "Icarly" Trainor is a sellout. Dafuq? You need money that badly? No one can top Chris Elliot's roll from the ORIGINAL. I mean the OG wasnt good ... but it was OG Snow Day for a reason. This is an abomination for anyone. No one asked for this. Merry Cmas you filthy animals! Cant wait for The Adventures of Pete & Pete gets rebooted! The Amanda Show Remake better watch out cuz she's insanely insane! Amanda Please! Kids nowadays cant act. So i guess this film slides. Disgusting.

This Movie Sucks

[princessgracefi · 1/10 · 26 December 2022]

The singing is unbearable, the songs are awful, the acting is so bad, and i just couldn't take it. Snow Day did NOT need a remake, and most certainly did not need to be a musical. The voices of the children were just making my head hurt and it was very cheesy. The movie also kind of felt like a rip off instead of a remake. I really just didn't enjoy it. The choreography was also not my absolute favorite. I would not add this onto my christmas watchlist. I get it is for kids but even my kids did not enjoy it. They did not enjoy the acting or singing, i showed them the original snow day and they liked it much better.

Classic Nickelodeon Cash-Grab

[generationlossvhs · 1/10 · 17 December 2022]

I was not a fan of this movie. It felt incredibly forced. Commercials for this movie did not prove to me that this movie was any bit worth my time, and even made me dislike the movie before laying eye on it. However, I decided to watch it anyways.

The actors... Are fine. They look as bored with the movie as I was watching it. At points, the writing was childish, which would make anyone except really young kids cringe. A specific scene that comes to mind is where Jerry Trainor, where he threatens a little kid to trim his moms toenails? Why would a grown man be threatening a child to do something like that? Even if it is a family movie, many adults would find it weird that an adult would threaten a child like that. The scenes with the older kids feel thrown in, and much like a high school musical rip off. It feels like Nickelodeon is trying to get the same fame as Disney with movies like Zombies but failing miserably.

Jerry Trainor was the only redeeming actor in the movie, probably because I've adored his work in the past. He is the reason why this movie isn't getting a 2 star review. I thought the bird was a weird addition - it sort of made the enemy character feel very childish. Although Jerry Trainor himself is a good actor, his character was absolutely insufferable - and most characters were.

The musical numbers were not very good. It looked like a lot of the background dancers didn't know what they were doing most of the time, and it looked incredibly sloppy. It looked like most actors were there because of their paycheck - again, they didn't look happy with what they were doing.

This entire movie is just a waste of time. I got absolutely no joy watching this movie. This is the classic Nickelodeon "lets remake something that is / or was popular" because we don't have any better ideas.

Kids Enjoyed It. Ignore the 1 Stars

[Ron_Markov · 6/10 · 31 December 2022]

Most of these 1 star reviews are coming from adults who were the target age when the first movie came out and are upset that the sequel 20 years later wasn't made with them in mind. Youre in your mid 30s and it's a children's movie about a snow day. Take a breath and calm down. It's everything you would expect from a Nick musical but pretty well made. Some of the musical numbers are pretty good for the caliber of production I was expecting. Was able to watch it with our YouTube TV subscription with only 3 commercials. Not bad at all. If you have school aged children, give it a shot. It's not going to win an Oscar but it's better than most of the mass produced trash on Netflix these days.

A Worse Remake Based On An Already Worse Movie

[SPPerson02 · 2/10 · 16 January 2023]

Cons 1. The characters' writing is the most childish I've ever heard 2. Even the writing is childish and horrendous 3. This movie is trying to be like the Disney Channel movies so much (because the musicals mostly) 4. This movie doesn't need to be a musical, even when they do, it is so average and I wish they did something unique with this 5. Some of the characters are so unlikable 6. It barely has any faithfulness to the original source material 7. Musical numbers happen around 5 minutes after the last one 8. Sometimes, the tone of the musicals does not match to the character's situation 9. The plot feels so forced 10. THE CHARACTERS WOULDN'T SHUT UP 11. SOME of the acting is really great but got wasted since their writing wasn't funny 12. The comedy is not funny mostly (but there are some I liked) and has some gross out humor (ex. Mom's toenails part and grandma's bra part) 13. The pacing is bad, not worse bad, just bad (the plot kicks in around 24 minutes in for an 1h and 17m movie) 14. So much stereotypical characters 15. It also has pop culture references (Kids would definitely know who is Johnny Deep is) 16. This movie is forgettable and boring

Pros 1. I liked Hal's relationships though 2. At least the plot wasn't tropey (was it? I really don't know)

Yeah there are barely any pros because this movie sucks. I recommend this for your 10 year olds to watch because it is so childish. I had to endure this movie for an hour. For you, the critics, don't watch this movie and instead make your young children watch it.

I don't understand the negativity...

[jeffsfort · 10/10 · 31 December 2022]

Snow Day is more of a retelling than a remake IMO. It is very light hearted and right in line with other Nickelodeon productions. Sure it's absolutely aimed at a younger audience where the 2000 version that is commonly being used as it's litmus test had a bit more adult oriented humor, with actors that were known for adult humor.

I watched Snow Day with my family and really enjoyed the story. Sure, life is way more involved when you are an adult but when you were a kid, a Snow Day was an unplanned "Get out of jail free" card when routine and responsibility got tossed out the window. Who better to enjoy a story based on that than the generation who still hopes for them every winter. (Or by your inner child remembering trading books and tests for a big hill and a sled!)

I thought the casting was great, the acting was fun, and the musicals that were peppered throughout the movie were right in theme. Except for the fact that now I am overly critical of pancakes for some reason, the only thing I got from this movie was a smile.

Take off your adulting hat before watching and enjoy this with the family.

Probably would have been better as a non musical

[justwright-35606 · 7/10 · 18 December 2022]

Anything can happen on a snow day!!

Okay, this movie isn't perfect, and several of the songs are forgettable, but much of the cast in this is really good and I think they did a better job with the pacing of this than the original. The storyline with the parents handcuffed by the kid was probably the weakest of the side plots, but I think the good aspects of this outshine the weaker ones. Michaela Russel shines with youthful optimism that I think tops that of the girl from the original. I've always loved Mark Webber from the original, but I think Ky Baldwin does a better job of showing the painful awkwardness of the character. Claire's interest in Hal is done better here, through the attachment she has to the whale necklace. The scene is not about his whale snow sculpture but rather his special the necklace is, and not because the dumb jock boyfriend gave it to her.

The achievement of the second snow day is a LOT more believable here than in the original and I liked the change of the crow to an AI robot. It served the story pretty well and probably saved them the trouble of having to rent a real bird for the shoot.

Again, it isn't a perfect movie, but I don't think the target audience will care about that. Not gonna lie, though, how Lane changed out of her skates so quickly for the big finale musical number is beyond me....

Whoever produced this has obviously NEVER experienced a "snow day"

[lrgreen · 1/10 · 1 January 2023]

I grew up in snow. The conditions shown in this move come nowhere close to those required for a "snow day". There was barely an inch or two of snow on the ground, and no snow was falling whatsoever. A real snow day involved at least an 8 inch accumulation and white-out blizzard conditions. A snow day is only called when the conditions are life-threatening. I went to school all the time in conditions far worse than those shown in this movie.

And what parent doesn't know how to pick a set of toy handcuffs?

Also, the girl waiting on the ice for the boy to show up, what happened to her skates? She was wearing skates when he showed up, then is suddenly dancing in ordinary boots. Where is the continuity officer on the set?

(The city has ONE snowplow? Hardly.)

Great job Nickelodeon

[bolandnick-81805 · 10/10 · 19 December 2022]

Ky Baldwin and Michaela Russell is perfect for this movie as I didn't know this movie was already in development since the movie trailer come out. Huge thank you for releasing this movie in USA and Canada.

Also I hope Nickelodeon will do second movie and Snow Day (2022) The Series with all some cast and additional new casts. That's will make this show even amazing like this movie.

This remake is amazing compared to the original movie as this movie is more modern feel and great casting / crew compared to the original movie. So huge thank you to Nickelodeon for creating this remake of this tv movie.

Remakes have a purpose

[jeroddewey · 9/10 · 18 January 2023]

So initially I don't really like that remakes don't create a new story. Remakes take something old and makes it relevant for today. They however use the same plots. This works for kids today as they can relate to the story. Remakes are really not a reboot, but an opportunity to add elements that didn't exist at the time of the original. Remakes have been happening for some time. Like "The Little Rascals," originally made in the '50s. Yet it was remade in the '90s and as a kid born in '85 I had no clue it was a remake. My first reaction to this film was changed after I started watching it. Movies like "Cheaper by the Dozen," "Parent Trap," and "King Kong" had good reception when they were remade. Sure creative minds should create something new, but there is good cause in remakes.