But like the formulaic Christmas movies that fill the Hallmark Channel this time of year, this film isn’t exactly a timeless classic. With its cast of veteran child actors and its baked-in holiday warmth, “Let It Snow” has some baseline appeal. The two characters have one defining shared trait - a love of ‘80s alternative rock - that seems like a way for the screenwriters to avoid engaging with the concerns and passions of modern teens. And poor Kiernan Shipka and Mitchell Hope are given almost nothing to play in a generic story about two longtime friends, mutually nervous about level-jumping their relationship. Let It Snow is published by the well-established Down & Out Books which has a certain hardboiled pedigree and this may be a ploy to ensure Let.
Isabela Merced (“Dora the Explorer” and formerly Isabela Moner) and Shameik Moore are also fairly charming in their subplot - she playing a bright kid who’s not sure she can leave her sickly mom to go to college, and he playing a pop star passing through town incognito.īut Odeya Rush is stranded in a broad, tedious tale of a jilted girlfriend on a rampage. The most memorable storyline sees Liv Hewson playing Dorrie, a self-assured waitress who gets flustered when the cheerleader she has a crush on walks into Waffle Town. Isabel Merced plays the character who’s going to college and spending the day with a pop star, and Odeya Rush plays the character who is an ex-girlfriend on a rampage. 8, 2019 An earlier version of this review reversed the roles of two actresses.
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You can find the movie on Netflix by searching “Let it Snow.” If you are interested in purchasing the book, you can buy it from Changing Hands’ website here.10:13 a.m. I can honestly say that I have watched the movie three times since it was released, and plan to keep re-watching. I am not generally a fan of major changes in book-to-movie adaptations, but this is one I can most definitely get behind. Dorrie’s new storyline was funny, adorable, and wholesome-which is everything I loved about the book to begin with. Unlike the novel, the film also incorporates an initial stage of relationships that I am sure we are all familiar with: the “do they like me back” battle we have internally. The new representation of the LGBTQ+ community gives the film more nuance. This is an important adaption for a number of reasons. She was given her own spotlight, as she struggles trying to figure out if the girl she likes reciprocates her feelings. This breakup is paralleled with the novel, but Dorrie’s story is not. Addie’s story follows her dealing with the hard part of a relationship-a breakup, or potential breakup in her case. This one follows Addie’s best friend, Dorrie. I mentioned that the novel follows three love stories, but the movie decided to add a fourth.
This was one of my favorite sub-stories in the novel and the changes they made in the movie made me love it even more.Ĭhange 2: The other major change in the film is more notable and had a much larger impact on the plot. She ends up on the train because she is trying to find a gift for her mother, not because she is being sent to Florida. Julie’s family plays a larger role in the movie and her character is more dynamic in some ways, and that makes her story with Stuart even more sweet. Personally, I think this change allowed their story to come to life even more. Nancy Thayers enchanting Nantucket setting. And with the help of Winks uncle, who happens to be a charming and very handsome bachelor, this may be the best Christmas any of them could have ever imagined.
Most of this stays consistent in the movie, except that Jubilee’s name becomes Julie, she is not headed to Florida, and Stuart is a famous musician. When she bonds with Wink, his sweet, young granddaughter who frequents the shop, it becomes clear that perhaps he isnt so cold after all. She meets Stuart on the train and they spend the day together. In the written version, Jubilee is on the train headed to Florida, but it gets stuck in Gracetown. Change 1: The first of these changes comes from the story of Julie and Stuart, known in the book as Jubilee and Stuart.
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