Here's a coming-of-age family dramedy about life, death, and the effects people have on both.
The Story:
A body winds up in the snow in front of Billy's yard, and he becomes obsessed with the poor guy's death because apparently nobody cared about him. You see, Billy has cancer, and while his dad (Ray Liotta) says he's beaten it, Billy is pretty sure that his dad is just saying that to make him feel better. So before Billy dies, he wants to do something important with his life which will ensure that people always remember him. The solution?
He wants to break the Guinness Book Record of Most Snowmen Built in a Day!
Naturally, you ask yourself, "how important is building snowmen in the grand scheme of things"? Don't worry, Billy will get to that realization as well before the movie is over
The movie itself is a sweet little family film, but since there is some death involved, this movie falls more inline as a drama through many portions of this film.
As if Billy's life wasn't rough enough with cancer, he also has to endure being bullied and ostracized at school. Yep, typical public school kids.
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Thankfully, the inspired casting choice of Christopher Lloyd comes along at the turning point in the film with some wise words about life and death and the importance they play in life. Listen to Doc Brown kids, he knows what he's talking about.
It's good stuff, an important message, though it's a bit of a stretch of believability on how they make it happen. But a satisfying overall experience.
Available for streaming on Netflix as of this writing.
Final Grade: B-
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