I attended an advanced screening for my review. All opinions are my own.
“This summer, the epic studio disaster movie returns with an adrenaline-pumping, big-screen thrill ride that puts you in direct contact with one of nature’s most wondrous—and destructive—forces.
From the producers of the Jurassic, Bourne and Indiana Jones series comes Twisters, a current-day chapter of the 1996 blockbuster, Twister. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, the Oscar® nominated writer-director of Minari, Twisters stars Daisy Edgar-Jones (Where the Crawdads Sing), Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) and Anthony Ramos (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts) as equal forces, with opposing motivations, who come together to try to predict, and possibly tame, the immense power of tornadoes.
Edgar-Jones stars as Kate Carter, a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years who now studies storm patterns on screens safely in New York City. She is lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi (Ramos) to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens (Powell), the charming and reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures with his raucous crew, the more dangerous the better.
As storm season intensifies, terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed, and Kate, Tyler, Javi and their crews find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.”
I have been excited to see the new Twisters movie. I thought the trailers made it look like a lot of fun. I was also curious how it was going to compare to the original. My husband and I really enjoyed the new Twisters film.
I loved the cast. I thought they all did great. My favorite was Glen Powell. I thought he played a cocky, smart Tornado expert well.
I enjoyed the storyline. I appreciated that they talked about the science of how tornados work. I feel like I learned something watching the movie. I felt like there was purpose and story behind why they were chasing the tornados. I did like that there were some fun references to the original film. I do wish there had been a little more character development. There were a lot of side characters, I would have liked to know more about.
Visually, the movie is very exciting. I did feel like some of the action was a little over the top.
The movie is rated PG-13 “for intense action and peril, some language, and injury images.” Content wise, there is not a ton of language. Just a lot of scary and destructive scenes with the tornados. It may be frightening for little kids. I would recommend it for probably ages 11 and up.
I really enjoyed watching Twisters. I had a lot of fun and may have liked it more than the original. If you like the original film, you will like this movie as well!
Twisters gets bragging rights!
Twisters is now playing in theaters!
For more information about Twisters, you can visit the film’s official website, Facebook, X, and Instagram.
