Twisters: In 1996, Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt starred in the original movie Twister, when a couple of competing groups of “storm chasers” were looking to better understand deadly tornadoes in the america midwest, and notably Oklahoma. Paxton and Hunt were former spouses, but then apart as they did the work of driving a caravan of trucks around looking for the storms. Now in 2024, a whole new cast of characters, unrelated to the original are coming to a theatre near you.

Featuring Mr Everything in film (not named Chalamet) Glen Powell, and also Daisy Edgar-Jones (previously in the forgettable Where the Crawdads Sing) and Anthony Ramos they play another grouping of individuals who is looking for how to understand and counteract the deadly effects of the storms. In present day, without addressing global warming (apparently on purpose to avoid being political) there is a record setting number of tornadoes popping up in Oklahoma and threatening the residents. But before the present day we have a flashback to Daisy (playing Kate Carter) who has a gift for anticipating where storms will go has an experience which has shaped her and those around her.

Performances for the most part are serviceable. Powell plays the handsome cad. Daisy the person with skills who has had an emotional setback looks to find a way to recover and find a new path. Then there is Ramos who also has had to deal with trauma and moving forward in his own way. The supporting cast doesn’t have a Phillip Seymour Hoffman nor an Alan Ruck or Carey Elwes.

For me, there were a number of predictable plot elements that take place, but for me it didn’t take away from the enjoyment of the film. Of course, like the original Twister, one has to check your realism somewhat at the door. For example, I don’t think for a moment that a pick up truck that has anchored itself into ashphalt would be able to stay in put within the fury of a tornado. I say this because of the force of the winds, that in the original movie was lifting up 18-wheelers and leveling buildings would have little difficulty with the pick up, but aldo add in the fact that all sorts of rocks and debris are within the high winds and swirling around like a hail of bullets. There are other times where rain or hail while in others there is none. Go figure. As for the humans, there are scenes with the impressive computer graphics with humans trying to keep themselves safe in extreme environments. It isn’t entirely believable. But notwithstanding that, I still enjoyed this. It was entertaining, despite some of the predictable twists. The twists were not entirely predictable, but in the end I cared about the people. There were some impressive scenes for the big screen and some fun music too. This was more enjoyable than most of the theatre films that I have seen, so that says something. Another good friend of mine saw this and didn’t like it at all. He felt that it was stupid and belonged on the Hallmark Channel. So not everyone will feel entertained by it. So, watch with an open mind and see how you feel if you choose to go.