“Let It Snow”

By Megan Bormann

Netflix is straying into Hallmark Channel’s territory with its newest holiday movie, “Let It Snow,” directed by Luke Snellin. The film features many actors, including Kiernan Shipka, Shameik Moore, Jacob Batalon, Mitchell Hope, and Joan Cusack. One thing I appreciated about this cast was its inclusion of racial and LGBTQ representation. 

The plot itself is rather sweet but unfeasible. Shameik Moore plays a lonely teen pop star and Isabela Merced a small-town girl with a sick mom, and they fall in love within the course of one Christmas Eve. Kiernan Shipka and Mitchell Hope portray childhood best friends who realize their true feelings for each other on the very same evening. All of the teens eventually meet up with their love interests or BFFs at the party of the year, hosted by Jacob Batalon’s character at the Waffle House. 

“Let It Snow” provides a wholesome romantic story, though the writing and the plot are a tad elementary in their development. There’s also the standard cliches of teen rom-coms present throughout. It might have been interesting to see at least one of the characters not get the ending they wanted, but it seems that the writers wanted to give the audience closure, wrapped in a big Christmas bow. “Let it Snow” wasn’t life-changing in its emotional depth, but can be watched on a snowy night with friends during this holiday season.