However, SNOW DAY does have some simple charms that will keep the kiddies amused for the entire 89 minute running time. SNOW DAY is set in an upstate New York town, where it hasn t snowed one iota, during an unseasonably warm winter. Jean Smart is the Brandston matriarch Laura, a career woman with no time for her family, who is forced to deal with being a mommy to her youngest son, when the snowfall prevents her from going to work. The cast of SNOW DAY also features Schuyler Fisk, Iggy Pop, Pam Grier, John Schneider, David Paetkau, Jade Yorker and Connor Matheus. The image is clean, crisp and clear- everything that one would expect from a brand new movie just coming off theatrical release.
Colors are bright and very solid, with no signs of chroma noise or bleeding in the image.
Blacks are accurately rendered, plus the image sports excellent contrast, with none of the bright snow whites ever appearing blown out. The Dolby Digital 5.1 channel soundtrack features a fairly standard comedy mix. There are a number of directional sound effects in the front and in the back, but dialogue reproduction remains priority one. All of the actors voices are nicely recorded and are reproduced with full intelligibility. The music has good frequency range and has been mixed to take advantage of both the forward and rear soundstages.