The Watchlist: Twisters

Twisters

Russ Matthews & Laura Bennett head into Tornado alley with the follow up to the 1996 classic. Did they get blown away or was this film full of hot air?

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Film Summary:

Tornadoes are no laughing matter for those of us who grew up in the Tornado Alley of the United States. Their disastrous effects can leave emotional and physical scars on all those who have survived the devastating power of these natural forces. Yet, cyclones continue to fascinate people, leading to a cottage industry of individuals who track them for entertainment. In contrast, there are others who hope to study them to determine if they can be controlled.

When the original Twister film came out in 1996, Dutch director Jan de Bont’s film, written by Michael Crichton, swept into theatres and left a lasting mark on our cinematic consciences. Surprisingly, it has taken close to three decades to see a sequel explode back into cinemas. This stand-alone follow-up takes us back to Oklahoma as the idealistic Kate Cooper (Daisy Edgar-Jones) strives to implement an experiment to track and diffuse the power of tornadoes. Yet, her innocence is destroyed as tragedy strikes at the hands of a massive cyclone. This causes the young meteorologist to leave the field and serve in the background at a weather centre in New York until Javi (Anthony Ramos), her former colleague and friend, asks for her help furthering their previous work. As she heads to Oklahoma, Kate gets sucked back into the world of tornado chasers and those hoping to profit from the devastation that is left in their wake. In this world, the leader of the pack is the self-titled tornado wrangler and social-media phenomenon, Tyler Owens (Glen Powell), who hopes to capitalise on Kate’s skills to help him advance his work.

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