> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.thenaijanerds.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Twisters Review - URL: https://www.thenaijanerds.com/twisters-review/ - Published: 2024-07-20T20:57:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-01T20:59:09.000Z - Description: For audiences mostly interested in the disaster genre, Twisters provides some fun looks - Author: Jeffrey Peterson - Tags: Movie Reviews Directed by Lee Isaac Chung Run Time 2 hours 2 minutes 5 years ago, Kate Cooper (Daisy Edgar-Jones ) and her team of storm-chasing undergraduates sought out an F1 Tornado in order to earn a research grant. The storm grew larger than expected that day, changing all of their futures. At present time, Kate works as a meteorologist in New York while her college friend Javi (Anthony Ramos) works for a startup company. Kate has given up on her dream of diminishing tornados, but Javi is still interested in saving lives, using his company to help victims with insurance and getting their lives back on track after storm damage. Javi’s company competes for routes and proximity to storms with the more spectacle-focused and internet-famous Tyler Owens (Glen Powell), but both eventually compete for the expertise of Kate. Similar to *Twister* (1996), this new blockbuster sports a large cast of characters. Landing somewhere between a legacy sequel and soft reboot, with the feel of a blockbuster but also a subtle reflection on community and global warming, *Twisters* doesn’t quite make good use of the actors assembled. The characters end up feeling hollow and underdeveloped. Audiences spend more time with Tyler’s crew, but both he and Javi have an exuberant and obsessive right hand man, deeply passionate technicians, and invested meteorologists; the film doesn’t ignore the communities destroyed and displaced by storms either. Each actor shines when on screen, but audiences merely don’t spend much time with them, as the story is mainly centered around Kate, Tyler, and Javi. For audiences mostly interested in the disaster genre, *Twisters* provides some fun looks. The depiction of storms in the original might feel a little more grounded, but this version leaning into the large spectacle isn’t a downside. Audiences will refresh some terminology, learn a few new songs–the film's blend of classical score and country charts is almost perfect– and enjoy the large-scale destruction. The storms appear unrealistic at times, specifically during close ups, but large scale shots are impressive as the VFX works for most of the scenes. Finding a standout among the cast is difficult. Once again, there are tons of side characters and they play their limited roles well with great energy, but the film clearly touts Kate while balancing Tyler and Javi. After one viewing, Powell’s role may be the strongest, mainly because the southern charm his character brings feels the most authentic and his motivations appear most sincere. The editing of the film rushes the unfolding of his character and relationships faster than usual, but every other character is either too easily portrayed, telegraphed, or not given enough time. Audiences need films like this, sporting the next generation of actors, homaging previous iterations and refreshing genres. These are the movies that fill theaters and this might just be the introduction for some to these young starts. Chung did an admirable job and if Universal chooses to continue with another sequel, hopefully the screen time will be spread more evenly. *Twisters* is the next traditional blockbuster after *Bad Boys: Ride or Die* and before *Deadpool & Wolverine*, so give it a watch, regardless of whether it’s a reboot or sequel. 3 out of 5