Film: Twisters  
Cast: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sasha Lane, Daryl McCormack
Director: Lee Isaac Chung
Rating: 2.5/5
Runtime: 122 min.

Jan de Bont’s 1996 ‘Twister’ had effects that lent a realistic dread inducing experience. This Lee Isaac Chung ( famous for ‘Minari’) remake-denoted-as-sequel, with no connecting threads to the original, has fairly impressive effects but the tornadoes at the center of it don’t inspire fear or awe. The story here is a pointless regurgitation of what happened in the original film. The tornadoes feel tame even though they look visually impressive, and are just there to set up the challenge for a thrill seeking adventure. The CGI and sound effects are cutting edge no doubt but the overall experience feels lacking in depth.

Daisy Edgar-Jones’ Kate Carter, an EF-5 survivor and Glenn Powell’s Tyler Owens a tornado wrangler, headline this meteorological thriller, set during a once-in-a-generation tornado season in Oklahoma. And they are the main reason why this high-risk adventure thriller feels reasonably likeable. Between them, they generate a playful chemistry that keeps our interest in what transpires on screen, going.