Twisters is the standalone sequel to the 1996 Twister. It stars Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar Jones amongst an all-star cast and is the perfect summer movie of the year with its phenomenal action and charismatic cast.
I watched the original before even though they are not connected outside of a reference to the Dorothy apparatus the original crew used to get data on tornadoes. Both of these movies are perfect to get the heart rate beating. The visual effects in Twisters are so well done. Each twister has a unique design and is capable of different levels of destruction. The damage done is accurately devastating. Something I appreciated is that no casualty is treated lightly. When someone is sucked up by a tornado, you legitimately feel sad and so do the characters. They make it a point to put aside their goals to help save as many people as they can.
I’m a massive fan of both Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell. I thought they were both perfect for the characters they cast as. Before going into what I liked about them, a fascinating tidbit I found out. They had a kiss filmed for the ending but Steven Spielberg of all people made a note that it should be cut, and it was.
When I see Daisy Edgar-Jones, my first reaction is that she is a smart person who is pure but can be misguided by her wisdom. The opening scene is the inciting incident that causes her trauma, which is exactly what I expected. Jones plays Kate who has an intuition for weather, allowing her to see a storm before it even forms. She is incredibly smart but becomes haunted by her mistakes. She is incredibly pure though, as she would rather forgo collecting data to save and help as many people as possible. Jones plays Kate as having that pure, sincere heart and I was drawn to her battles.
I don’t ever want to hear anyone say that Glen Powell doesn’t have “it”. This man is one of the best leading men in Hollywood right now. When he first showed up in his truck, I’d be lying to say that I didn’t have goosebumps. His character, Tyler Owens, is an influencer who streams himself driving through tornadoes. He is very cocky, even nailing the swagger walk. Yet once he opens himself up, you learn who he is as a man. We learn that he is a man who will risk his life to save a stranger.
The action in this movie is so great. Specifically, the rodeo scene and the final tornado scene had my heart racing. There is so much fear in everyone’s eyes as a tornado lands and there is so much chaos. I’m biased because I sat in the seats that shook with the action of the movie, but it is so easy to lose yourself in what you’re seeing on screen.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Twisters is a terrific time. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell are terrific in this role. Anthony Ramos is also really good in this movie as well. The action is titillating, the chemistry between every single actor is phenomenal, and the movie lands its emotional punches. Watch this movie, then watch it again.
