Well, everyone, it is now time for reviewing the standalone sequel to what is considered a classic disaster film from 1996, the is, and only, Twisters.
Plot: After a traumatic event that causes a storm chaser by the name of Kate Carter (Daisy Edgar-Jones) to give up on that job, she ends up working at an NOAA in New York City. Five years later, her friend, and a former storm chaser friend of hers named Javi (Anthony Ramos) visits her at her work. He informs her of a tornado that rampantly rolled through a town in Oklahoma without warning, leaving some survivors in the process. So Kate agrees to join a mobile tornado radar company by the name of Storm Par, led by an expert storm chaser Tyler Owens (Glen Powell), after being informed that her additional expertise on tornadoes could save many of the remaining lives in that area. Now, the question remains, will Kate, Javi, Tyler, and the rest of the crew that’s located in that part of Oklahoma, successfully prevent a future more deadly tornado from destroying that town of Oklahoma once, and for all?
Well, did this film serve as an improvement to the 1996 film, or was it less than that one? Well, I’m going to be honest with you all by saying that this one was an improvement in terms of this one having less coarse language, and having better character development this time around. What’s more is that even though it was a whole completely different set of characters this time around, it was almost likely you found yourself caring for these ones a little more this time around. The movie, though it might drag a little at times is, for the most part, very well-paced. Benjamin Wallfisch’ score was also really good. As for the story itself, it was very well structured, well executed, and, much like the first film, had a really creative setup, maybe even a little more so this time around. Also, it was great to see characters, like main one Kate Carter, being willing to give something a second chance, particularly if it were to mean serving for a positive cause. Honestly, in world, and, likely even culture, that seems to want to give up at the first sign of difficulty, I’m sure we could learn some valuable lessons from characters like Kate, and Javi, especially the former one. And, again, the characters were likable. Glen Powell’s character, Tyler Owens, had some really hilarious lines in this film. In fact, it would seem as if he helped provide the most comic relief of all the characters in this film. Speaking of comic relief, this film helped provide quite a few hilarious moments to make up for any of the hard, and tragic moments that occurred in this film. A great majority of the action scenes were really great as well. One most notable example was the climax. I won’t tell what happened, but let’s just say that you’d likely be surprised to see how the climax is handled, and how things come full circle by the end. Things ended up being very interesting in that regard. Finally, the relationships are really well developed.
And that’s my review for Twisters. If you haven’t seen this movie, then I highly recommend it. It has funny moments, intense ones, a cast of likable characters, and many other elements that help make for a fun sequel. If you haven’t seen this Twister film, but have at least seen the first one, please make a point to see this one. Even if you were not as big of a fan of the 1996 classic, you ought likely this second one a little more so. Anyway, make a point to see if, if you haven’t, and see what you think!
Final Grade: A+
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