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This was actually a pretty decent movie as Lifetime type of movies go. But throughout the story, I kept waiting for the Dangerous snow day in the title. The film was about 95% over before one flake fell. It wasn't even a snow day. How odd. The movie was a pretty decent thriller with a twist at the end that I did not predict. I was sure that I knew the way it would end but nope. I did not. I'm a fan of movies in this genre that surprise me in a good way. It far exceeded my expectations. The acting was very good especially the police man. The children impressed me too. Adorable and talented. The script wasn't bad. I would recommend this little gem even without the snow day.

The title should have been "Silly Snow Day" as everything going on made almost no sense. I figured out the "twist" ending about half hour into the movie - if I figured it out, you will too.

Anyway, this was set in the LMN/Lifetime Universe, where things just don't make sense, but are fun to watch:

1. An attractive cast (actually doing a good job) playing out characters that may have been from an alternative universe.

2. The Au Pair's charges carrying on like a latter day "Buffy and Jody" (where's Mr. French?)

3. Once again, people roam around a strange house house and almost immediately find evidence to get someone implicated in a crime.

Not perfect, but really fun to watch.

6/10.

Someone's trying to kill her, run her over with a car, and she "doesn't want to talk about it" when the police officer asks her why her number one suspect might have it in for her. Does she think he's date material or something so she doesn't want to admit she rejected the guy's advances? I don't know why any woman in this day and age would be SO vapid and stupid. You tell the police EVERYTHING. Including the passive aggressive nonsense.

The music is awful and the lead overacts her fear, sometimes in places where it makes no sense to be SO afraid. She's almost like the bougie pet cat who suddenly finds herself homeless in the rain and can't function. But she's going for her Master's degree in Social Services. Okay. God help the kids in her case files.

Maggie, is an au pair for a wealthy couple, Frederick and Kristen Cargill, who have 2 kids. Trouble is Mr. Cargill has the hots for Maggie and when she refuses his advances, he fires her and makes sure she can't get another job, anywhere! Movie was well-written and well acted. Definitely recommended!

An overdone plot and the casting of the conventionally attractive ah pair actress can't and should not save this clunker. AWFUL acting and you can figure out the real killer in like 20 minutes.