Oh my lord, where to begin. The cliche characters and situations, or the opening credits where they couldn’t even be bothered to spell the title correctly? According to this movie, we are actually watching Christams Twister.
Ethan is a meterologist and professor at the university. His wife Addison is a newscaster. It’s their anniversary and he’s upset she will be on assignment that night. But to be fair, they’re having marital issues and he never mentioned doing anything until that morning.
After a tornado nearby, Ethan is called into the lab. As his team looks over the data, he realizes there could be more twisters coming. Since Addison is on the air, he calls asking her to warn the public. But Addison refuses since weatherman Logan just broadcast it’s improving and will be clear. There is also that pesky incident where Ethan predicted a disaster and nothing happened. This resulted in such an uproar, they had to move. We already know how this is going to turn out.
When more twisters spring up, Logan figures it’s his time to shine and goes out in the field. It does not go well for him. Ethan rushes to pick up his children, but discovers his daughter skipped school to go to the mall. This is another movie in which a character doesn’t provide crucial info needed, such as I’m picking you because there is a tornado. Instead there is some random back and forth with plenty of time to mention the death funnel heading her way before the phone cuts off.
Be prepared for cliche characters such as: sarcastic teen sister; overly enthusiastic intern; pregnant lady on her last day before maternity leave; arrogant tv personality; someone with an over the top southern accent; a kid who ends up at risk due to helping an old person; and many, many more.
Cliche situations also abound: marriage trouble; unfounded jealousy; new job offer out of town; main character is the only one who knows what’s going on but isn’t believed; vulnerable characters must be rescued; and an older sibling who treats the younger one poorly. It’s also amusing to see Ethan run up to people outside the mall saying, “have you seen my daughter” since he has no picture of her and none of them know who her.
Ridiculous dialogue:
Ethan - Call me on the CB if you need me
Chloe - CB?
Zack - Yeah, it’s a smart phone without the smart. Or the phone.
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| They just didn’t care |
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The railroad that builds their rails using concrete and slats
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| The least impressive storm photo ever taken |
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| How close can he get to his rear view mirror |
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| Psycho killer or concerned dad? |
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| The oversized glasses on the customer in back are distracting |
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| Logan has a framed photo of himself on his desk |
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