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Let it Snow

A lot of people have already watched this one and the general consensus is that it's pretty good. I was skeptical and put off watching it for a couple weeks but as soon as I heard the narrator's voice I thought, I can get on board with this. Joan Cusack has a way of doing that to a person. I've heard a few people compare this to Love Actually in that it has many storylines running simultaneously and you don't know how they connect until the end. I haven't seen Love Actually but from what I know I would say this is the high school equivelent of it. 

Let It Snow (2019)
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It's tempting in the holiday rom-com genre to thrown in riduculous situations or unintentionally create gaping plot holes because you're trying to fill 90 minutes with a story that should be told in 15. One of the great things about the format in Let it Snow is that you don't get bored with any of the characters or story lines. They did a great job grabbing your attention from the start and then peeling away layer after layer in each of the stories. The dialogue sounded like actual high school students but in the best way possible. It wasn't overdone and you weren't left wondering why a 30 something actor was trying to pass as a 17 year old.

The story of Let it Snow is set in the midst of big snow storm in small town Illinois on Christmas Eve. Enter our cast: a pop star, the daughter of an ailing mother, two best friends harboring crushes on each other, an aspiring DJ, a girl with a crush on another girl, someone about to be broken up with, and a woman who wears layers of tin foil while driving her tow truck around town. Somehow, each of these people will find what they're looking for over the course of the next 12 hours whether it's love, courage to leave home, self acceptance or a baby pig. Yes, a pig.

I don't know why but this season's Netflix movies are all making me tear up a bit. I am NOT a movie cryer but they have figured out how to make me do it with all of their holiday movies so far this year. Don't worry, I am going to watch A Christmas Prince the Royal Baby next and I have a feeling that one is going to make me cry for a different reason!  I don't want to give too much away so I will just say that this one is definintly worth your 90 minutes.

Let it Snow is available to stream on Netflix.

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