I walked into this movie with very little expectations. I didn't really know what to expect and I walked out of it being pleasantly surprised.

Very strong performances and chemistry by Daisy Edgar Jones and Glenn Powell. This movie is probably more like a 7 or a 7.5, but I rated it an 8, partly because of those two aformentioned performances, but also because I was just in Oklahoma and I loved it, so I think there's some recency bias there.

I thought some of the CGI in this movie looked slightly fake. Not really a good thing for a Tornado movie. You would expect a movie like this to have top tier CGI. I think that the fact that Tornadoes are grey and brown and have very difficult color palettes to work with made this movie a little bit messy and difficult to look at at times.

I was not a huge fan of Anthony Ramos, the "beta" love interest in the movie. Didn't love his character. I understand why he was there, it was a bit of a love triangle, but he just seemed like a very jealous character and unlikeable.

The plot line with the corrupt investor guy was a cheesy. It was never fully explored and it just served as a way to put a wedge between Glenn Powell and Anthony Ramos. Daisy just did some research onto this corrupt investor and the plot line was never fully explored and we got no closure on that piece. So that was a bit of a weird and useless addition.

I liked the guy yelling "Twins!!! We've got Twins!!" I wish they didn't put that in the trailer as it's a great line with excellent delivery.

I really enjoyed some of the sets in this movie. It looked like they filmed this on real sets, like real towns that have been destroyed by the tornadoes. I also like how they paid homage to storm chasers where after you've gotten your footage of the storm or collected your data on the storm, you go back and you help the community right away. I like that piece.

Overall, the best part about this movie was the push-pull relationship and chemistry between Glenn Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones. The banter was really good throughout the course of the movie and it continued up until the final scene and I thought that was very well done. I also really like the scene where Kate goes back home and home to Oklahoma is playing in the background. That was a good montage, oddly moving, despite the absurdity of the solver iodide, cloud microphysics and just the general tornado stopping contraption (and yes - I suspended my disbelief - I get its a movie).


Overall, I would recommend seeing this film. Really good summer box office hit.

So straight up, if the only thing you want to know is "is it as good as the original?". The answer to that is for me at least, unfortuatly no.

It does have a lot of the dumb fun, contrived situations and cheese of the original. It does have more accurate weather terminology, used in a lot of the correct situations than the original.

So what makes it not as good as the 1996 classic, for me it was a few things. First of, the majority of the cast lacked either the character or the charisma of the original cast with the exception of Glen Powell. Now I can't tell you if that was a writing thing or an acting thing, but it was one of the more noticable things lacking compared to the original.

The other two things I noticed as detractors, too much visible cgi where the original due to it being made in 1996 used a lot more practical effects or minitures for those mid range and close up shots of damage and destruction, the cgi took a bit of that feel away and the final thing, which is entirely subjective was the score and soundtrack.

The score felt kinda nothing vs the very pace driven of the original (slow and ominous into fast pace high tempo), which cut to some great chase songs that were the tempo of the scene. This one, while the type of music isn't as enjoyable for me on a subjective level, I think it also lacked that pace and tempo driving of the original.

So if you are going to see this, check first if Kill is showing at your local and see that instead, but if it's not this can be a fine 2x beer movie.

Did you know that this movie had a diverse cast with a strong female lead? I didn't... and when I say that I mean I sat through the movie, left the theater, and didn't know it had a diverse case with a strong female lead until my wife pointed it out.

But wait, there is more.... I didn't want to see Twisters. In fact I rolled my eyes at that... until the director said that they weren't going to make it about Climate Change. I mean, that really got my hopes up. That made it sound like it was just going to be a movie about tornadoes.

So, I figured I'd give it a shot and.... it was just a movie about tornadoes.... seriously. It was like the first one, and let's face it, you didn't see the first one because you thought the plot was interesting, you saw the first one because you wanted to see a movie about tornadoes destroying a lot of crap and that is exactly what it delivered.

And that is exactly what Twisters delivers.

Is there political lecturing? No. Is there lecturing about climate change? No. Is there lectures about being Gay? No. Is there lectures about diversity? No. Is there lectures about feminism? No. Does it make a point that all white people are evil? No. Does it make a point that all men are evil? No. Does it make a point that Christianity is evil? No. Does it have a villain that is supposed to be Donald Trump? No.

WOW... Just WOW. WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW. I haven't seen a movie that didn't check off that many boxes since 2016.

It says NOTHING. It's a movie about... Twisters and that is all. Seriously. It's just a fun entertaining movie.

It gave me everything that I want in movies. It his my two most important check boxes.

Is the movie fun? YES!!!!
Is the movie Entertaining? YES!!!!!

Those two things are all twisters gave me and that is all I ever ask for. They made a movie I want to watch, I want to watch movies like this so I can be entertained, and the movie entertained me.

THANK YOU, now make more movies that actually try to entertain people. DOWN WITH LECTURES, UP WITH ENTERTAINMENT! GIVE US ESCAPISM!!! GIVE US FUN!!!! MAKE MORE MOVIES LIKE THIS!!!!! We will give you money for it.

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"Twisters is exactly what one expects from a disaster flick: a visual spectacle full of action and adrenaline, with a predictable yet effective narrative.

Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell stand out as protagonists, bringing charisma and chemistry to characters with some emotional depth. Dan Mindel's cinematography and Benjamin Wallfisch's score add to the immersion layer of the summer blockbuster.

It doesn't bring anything new to the genre, nor does it need to, as it fulfills its sole, valid purpose of entertaining its target audience while still respecting the victims of natural disasters, reminding us of the importance of humanity and altruism in times of crisis."

Rating: B-

Taking the ridiculous to a new level, the disaster spectacle “Twisters” falls short in delivering a compelling story to match its go big or go home premise. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, the movie plunges viewers into a relentless tornado “outbreak,” setting the stage for a half-baked sequel that’s so stupid, it’s actually a challenge to suspend disbelief.

Former storm chaser Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones) is haunted by an encounter with a killer tornado while she was in college in Oklahoma. It was a disastrous day, and she continues to live with survivor’s guilt years later. Now living in New York City, she is lured back into the field by her friend Javi (Anthony Ramos) with the promise of testing a groundbreaking new storm tracking and mapping system. The science-minded pair meet the reckless, renegade storm chaser and social media superstar Tyler Owens (Glen Powell), who seems more concerned about getting views and likes rather than contributing anything meaningful. But as the storm season quickly intensifies, there is a scary proliferation of deadly tornadoes that leave nothing but devastation in their path.

Amidst it all, Kate and Tyler find themselves competing to be the first to document each funnel for entirely different reasons. All of this is so dumb. There’s no reason for these people to be racing to get to the tornado first, but Chung tries to create a sense of urgency and drama by pitting them against each other. The plot is straightforward: see tornado, chase tornado, repeat. While this tried-and-true formula offers fleeting thrills, it quickly becomes tedious. There’s only so much humans can do to fight back at killer forces of nature, and there are laughably idiotic scenarios like a character shooting fireworks into the funnel of a tornado just to see if he can.

Most of the film is divided between show-stopping tornado “attacks” and Powell making lovey-dovey eyes at the camera (we get it: he’s good looking)! I suppose there’s no arguing the fact that everyone loves an easy-on-the-eyes tornado wranglin’ hunk, but even his charm can’t carry the movie.

The film’s science is absolutely laughable, with tornadoes depicted as nearly sentient forces capable of reducing buildings to rubble in seconds and sucking humans into the sky while somehow sparing people’s hats.

The special effects, and especially the sound design, are impressive, creating a visceral experience of the storms’ fury. The action sequences may be visually striking, but they lack the originality and impact needed to make them memorable. What’s fun about seeing people’s homes destroyed and lives ruined?

Disaster film fans may be a bit more lenient in unearthing more to enjoy about “Twisters” than I did, because I found it to be big, loud, and dumb. Those attributes can be satisfying if they’re executede well and the story at the core of the movie is good, but this one is not. It’s heavy on the mindless, light on the fun.

By: Louisa Moore / SCREEN ZEALOTS