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In Theaters Now
- 2024
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 2 m
- 2024
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 2 m
Summary Kate Carter (Daisy Edgar-Jones) is 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...
Directed By: Lee Isaac Chung
In Theaters Now
- 2024
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 2 m
- 2024
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 2 m
Twisters
65
6.8
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Summary Kate Carter (Daisy Edgar-Jones) is 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...
Directed By: Lee Isaac Chung
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 57 Critic Reviews
65
58% Positive
33 Reviews
33 Reviews
40% Mixed
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 57 Critic Reviews
65
58% Positive
33 Reviews
33 Reviews
40% Mixed
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Packed with heart, smarts, jaw-dropping effects and an exquisite ensemble cast (shout out to Harry Hadden-Paton’s nerdy British journalist as comic relief), Twisters will have you singing the praises of the multiplex until the cows come home.
By Jordan Bassett
FULL REVIEW
A movie theater may not be the safest place to hide from a tornado, but this winning July blockbuster makes perfectly clear that huddling in the dark with strangers is a hell of a lot better than watching the storm from home.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 236 User Ratings
6.8
63% Positive
149 Ratings
149 Ratings
19% Mixed
44 Ratings
44 Ratings
18% Negative
43 Ratings
43 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 236 User Ratings
6.8
63% Positive
149 Ratings
149 Ratings
19% Mixed
44 Ratings
44 Ratings
18% Negative
43 Ratings
43 Ratings
A return to all the good and wonderful things that catastrophe movies offered us in other times: a good story, decent special effects and the most important thing: pure entertainment. I have to admit that I saw this movie without any expectations and at the end I went home with a smile from ear to ear and with a feeling similar to the one you get when you find a couple of bills in your jacket that you had already forgotten about... more or less like that. Twisters, in many ways surpasses its 1996 predecessor.... A movie I'm not a big fan of, but one that I've been able to enjoy a few times while keeping in my mind the image of a couple of cows flying in the middle of a pair of twin tornadoes... that was cinema bro! Meanwhile, Twisters has been able to combine very well the practical effects with CGI. This is one of those films in which you can see the care and effort of the production team. The set of a farmer's market in one of the towns featured in the film was actually destroyed by a storm with 50-mile winds, forcing the crew to rebuild it only to destroy it again in one scene.
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Twisters has been able to combine very well the practical effects with CGI, something that many high budget movies nowadays don't know how to balance... In this sense, due to the greater graphic capacity and special effects techniques we have nowadays, this movie surpasses its predecessor. It should be noted the large number of scenes filmed in real scenarios, we can enjoy quite realistic scenarios in the film with the exception of some pretty crazy shots. It is important to mention that “Twisters” avoids falling into the “woke” or “progre” tendencies that can sometimes feel forced in other recent productions. The film stands on its own ground, offering a simple and straightforward narrative without trying to give unnecessary social lessons or **** in all, “Twisters” is a solid blockbuster that, while not noted for the depth of its story, offers an exciting and visually stunning experience that is worth enjoying, especially in a movie theater. If you're looking for a movie to unwind and get your adrenaline pumping, “Twisters” is an excellent choice.
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Twisters is hokey and dumb, but spectacular fun.
The biggest distinction between the first “Twister” and the new “Twisters” is one of conscience: This time, Kate, Javi and Tyler wrestle to varying degrees with how much of their time should be spent on their own pursuits versus helping tornado victims clean up after the latest round of misery.
Twisters gets the job done in terms of whipping up life-threatening tornadoes that leave a trail of wreckage in their wake. But the extent to which all this is conjured with a digital paintbox lessens the pulse-quickening awe of nature at its most destructive.
Twisters is set to be one of the biggest hits of the summer, with a budget that convinced two studios to share the cost and distribution. But that lack of the human touch lowers the stakes, minimized the suspense and left me cold. The effects are next generation impressive, but they’ve been getting steadily better in the tornado movies between Twister and Twisters.
The film proceeds as a jumble of poorly sketched backstories and subplots, half-hearted topical references, and tepid fan service.
Did you know Shankar's Indian and Twister have a connection? They both released in 1996 and now both have sequels in 2024. Well, the sequel to the former bombed big time as the makers forgot to update themselves but the sequel to Twister is a major upgrade in terms of visuals and storytelling. Kate, a storm chaser who quit chasing after some of her friends perished when they are caught in the middle of a very severe tornado. Years later, Kate reluctantly agrees to accompany a team to monitor tornados and in due course save people from it. It is nice to watch Daisy Edgar-Jones rise up the ranks, after announcing herself to the world with a phenomenal performance in Normal People. She brings a different kind of dynamic to the characters that she plays. We are living in the era of Glen Powell and he proves once again why he is a crowd puller. Anthony Ramos co-stars as Kate's friend, who brings her back to chasing tornados. Up and coming actors (just as with the original) David Corenswet (next Clark Kent), Katy O'Brian (Love Lies Bleeding), Nik Dodani, Daryl McCormack, Kiernan Shipka co-star. Twisters, like the original is also about a group of chasers who are trying to save people from tornados (early warning systems, reducing tornado intensity). And it plays out really well with all the enhanced visual effects we have access to in the 21st century. And I could not have asked for a better airport ending. It breaks many movie stereotypes.
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In the interest of full disclosure, I must confess that this long-delayed sequel to its 1996 blockbuster predecessor is not nearly as awful or hokey as I thought it would be. As a prototypical summertime popcorn movie, director Lee Isaac Chung’s latest hits every item on the checklist of requirements for what such a release should do, and, in that sense, it’s admittedly rather fun – to a point. With that said, however, there’s only so much belief that one can realistically suspend while watching this often-preposterous tale, one that frequently pushes the limits of silliness and credibility. As expected, the tornadoes are the real stars of this picture (and, arguably, justifiably so), while the film’s clichéd, largely monodimensional characters and often-clunky, highly implausible narrative take a dutiful back seat to what clearly (and deservedly) lies front and center. That’s not to say these other elements are completely overshadowed, but their inherently predictable qualities and general lack of imagination fail to set this film apart as something genuinely different, particularly from its precursor. That dearth of innovation is especially apparent, for example, where good ole boy storm chaser Tyler Owens (Glen Powell) is concerned, whose testosterone-soaked persona makes him look more like a reckless, simple-minded yokel than a character to be legitimately taken seriously as someone who might actually know something about cutting-edge meteorology. At the same time, though, by employing these qualities where Powell’s character is concerned, I’d contend that maybe the film should have played them up more, transforming this offering into more of a campy romp, an approach that might have helped to distinguish the picture more than haplessly trying to make it into something to be taken so seriously. In any event, “Twisters” may not be the disaster that it could have been, but, as disaster movies go, it could have been better with a little less predictability, a lot less cliché and considerably more originality.
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Yet another flat, colorless, odorless, generic, childish grab. Somehow the writing is way way,way worse than the first one. Insanely boring. Even for weather wienies theres nothing here. Only darkness. Almost not a single interesting shot of the tornadoes. The movie reminded me of being on the universal twister attraction, only for a dull smarmy woman, a mouth breathing expressionless twit, and a roided up moron in a cowboy hat to show up and start reading a wikipedia page about tornadoes poorly and out of order. And the music...just as many natural elements must come together for tornadogenesis, this film too has a perfect storm of crappiness. Turdnadogenesis, if you will.
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This felt like a Hallmark movie with a Hollywood budget.
Predictable. Formulaic and full of cheese. If this movie was food, it would be a lukewarm McDonald's cheeseburger with soggy fries.
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Production Company
Universal Pictures,
Warner Bros.,
Amblin Entertainment,
The Kennedy/Marshall Company,
Lightnin' Production Rentals
Release Date Jul 19, 2024
Duration 2 h 2 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Chase. Ride. Survive.
Awards
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination