Twisters
"You Don't Face Your Fears – You Ride 'Em." -Tyler
‘Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma,’ the main song of the movie and I think it does a good job hitting both the positives and negatives of the film. First, there is almost only love from me for this movie. It’s a fun popcorn flick and hits all the right notes for me. It is a well acted romance with high action scenes and a dash of over the top corny. I think the important thing to me is that it doesn’t go too over the top in the corny department. I would say that having a big name actor in Glen Powell along with a growing actress in Daisy Edgar Jones helps this a lot. I think both played their characters extremely believable. Along with that there was obviously some romantic tension, but it played that line somewhat uniquely too. Like I said, I mostly only have love for this movie as it seemed to hit almost all the right notes.
The biggest note I think it missed was the music in some instances, pun intended. I have listened to the soundtrack daily since I saw the film, but the issue is that it has so many good songs. This then makes a need to play all of them within the movie. I think it does get somewhat overwhelming at times and takes away from the film when they go soundtrack over score. Beyond that I really have very little issues. My last nitpick though comes from the tornadoes themselves. I am not sure if they wanted tornadoes to be scary or fun? Maybe it's the fact I am from Iowa and have some knowledge of them and they handle them very interestingly throughout. The more important thing though is that they look amazing throughout. Overall, Twisters is a blast. It's exactly what you want from a summer movie: thrilling, funny, and full of heart. Sure, the music might get a little overbearing at times, and the tornadoes themselves walk a strange line between terrifying and oddly delightful. But that's all part of the movie's charm. Twisters is one wild ride that I wouldn't want to miss.
-J
Having recently re-watched and reviewed Twister, I can confidently say that Twisters does not live up to the original. HOWEVER, the heart, and just all-around fun that the first one brings is heavily present for this standalone sequel. Glen Powell’s moment continues, and he had a moment in this film, dawning a cowboy hat that rivaled the pool scene from Austin Butler’s Bikeriders. If you know, you know. If you loved Twister, I have no doubt you’ll love this, as it checks all the boxes:
-Unnecessary and unlikely romance (✓)
-Ridiculous physics (✓)
-Questionable decision making in the face of danger (✓)
-Awe-inspiring depictions of tornadic potential (✓)
-A ragtag team of loveable underdogs (✓)
-A hateable team of capitalistic nerds (✓)A heartily-recommended 7.75 from me, one to enjoy with a bucket of popcorn and an ice cold lime Coca-Cola.
-Z
