Not as emotionally investing as other movies of this kind, but good old-fashioned entertainment nonetheless
The legacy sequel to the '90s disaster movie 28 years in the making, Twisters refreshingly has very few ties to its predecessor, borrowing only the basic concept and telling a classic story of a woman who loses everything and returns to take her vengeance… against a tornado.
Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos are likeable and easy to root for in their lead roles after what they go through in the beginning, but Glen Powell steals the show as the cocky tornado-wrangler with a shrouded past and a heart of gold. An accompanying soundtrack of decent country songs doesn’t hurt either.
The tornado scenes themselves (i.e. what you came to the movie for) are suitably intense, even if they do start to enter the ‘generic CGI spectacle’ zone at points, like a lot of films nowadays. But when it’s all going down and property is being destroyed and people are being sucked up, it’s like Titanic with tornados and is very entertaining. There is even enough science-y mumbo jumbo that, while its basis in reality can be questioned, is sufficiently conveyed to the audience so that we understand what the plan of attack is.
In between the chaotic, destructive twister scenes, the film naturally slows down as we spend time just getting to know these characters. Powell and Edgar-Jones keep the film afloat with their natural rapport, even if you do find yourself waiting for the next tornado scene.
In many ways, Twisters is the template of a classic summer blockbuster: likeable characters trying to survive intense situations. It may not be as emotionally investing as other movies of this kind, but it is good old-fashioned entertainment.
Rating: 7/10
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