(12A), 122mins WE all moan about the weather. But is it interesting enough to be the monster we’re all meant to fear? Sharks? Yes. Dinosaurs? Most definitely.
But a badass breeze or terrifying torrential rain could be pushing it. Which is why Twisters, the sequel to 1996 Twister, had the issue of making weather scary and shocking enough so that you scream in your seat. That, and making meteorologists sexy and fun.
And I’m happy to say, it gives both a decent go. It begins with a group of students chasing a tornado to see if they can develop a tool to calm down the crazy weather. They include Kate ( Daisy Edgar-Jones ) and Javi ( Anthony Ramos ).
Soon the storm overpowers the geeky bunch who are mostly blown away by its strength. It’s a wild opening to the film and leaves you a little breathless. Fast forward five years and Kate is no longer a thrill-seeking storm chaser, but is working in New York and can barely speak about that terrible day.
That is until Javi asks her to come back out on the road again, as he has some new gadgets he needs to test out to stop killer storms, apparently. At first she says no, but then quickly gets over her PTSD and is riding shotgun while driving into tornados with her old pal. But they are not the only ones wanting to get a piece of the action.
Smarmy adrenaline junkie Tyler ( Glen Powell playing a very similar character to his Hangman in Top Gun: Maverick ) is big on the scene. He and his motley crew are the influencers of storm-chasin.
