Director: Lee Isaac Chung
Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell
Running Time: 122 minutes
Synopsis: As a college student, Kate Carter (Daisy Edgar-Jones) lost three good friends when her tornado-taming science project ended in tragedy. Five years later, fellow survivor Javi (Anthony Ramos) convinces Kate to return to tornado chasing, this time equipped with military grade equipment to better measure and predict the twisters' behaviour. With multiple storms brewing in Oklahoma's tornado alley, Kate and Javi tangle with a maverick crew led by brash YouTuber Tyler Owens (Glen Powell), who chases tornadoes for clicks.
What Works Well: In this reimagining of the 1996 original, the special effects are spectacular, and Kate's backstory, while obvious, carries an impact. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell have the necessary charisma and confidence to stare down mother nature's appetite for destruction, while the wide open Oklahoma plains and muddy roads create a suitable backdrop for multiple episodes of high-speed, high-carnage mayhem.
What Does Not Work As Well: Kate's instinctive gift of predicting the weather is overplayed, while the scientific and corruption aspects are flash-fried and quickly dismissed in the rush to the next twisty highlight. The running time is too long, and repetition breeds familiarity as Kate finds herself in one too many twisters.
Conclusion: Devoid of much logic, but still a twisting, shouting, blast.
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