Meteorologist Kate Cooper is lured back to Oklahoma following a tragedy by her old friend, Javi , to help with the development of a new technology that can predict and pinpoint the path and creation of tornadoes. There in Oklahoma, Kate crosses paths with Tyler , a rogue storm chaser and social media superstar as the two teams compete as the storm season intensifies...
The original 'Twister', released back in the carefree days of the late '90s, was a summer smash with absolutely nothing in the way of cultural impact. Much like a tornado, it tore a path through cinemas, percolated on videos, and then eventually petered out into not much at all. People remembered it fondly, sure, but there was no great desire for a sequel. After all, it's a movie about tornadoes. How does one even make a sequel to that? 'Twisters' shares precious little of anything with the original. Helen Hunt doesn't come out of the shadows and waves to the camera.
Glen Powell, who is fast becoming the Matthew McConaughey Circa 2004 of our time, plays the role with all of the subtlety and grace of a fart in a bathtub. He bursts onto the screen like the physical manifestation of a"Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy" t-shirt, complete with ten-gallon hat and easy charm.
To be clear if it wasn't already, 'Twisters' is as dumb as a bag of hammers, yet it's made by Lee Isaac Chung, whose last movie '' was a critical darling and went onto receive six Oscar nominations. It's hard to square a movie like that with something like 'Twisters', as there isn't an ounce of smarts or awareness to it whatsoever.