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TWISTERS FIRST REVIEWS: THRILLING, IMMERSIVE, AND SURPRISINGLY FULL OF HEART


CRITICS SAY LEE ISAAC CHUNG'S STANDALONE SEQUEL IS A ROUSING PIECE OF SUMMER
BLOCKBUSTER CINEMA WITH PLENTY OF SPECTACULAR VISUALS AND AN UNEXPECTEDLY
WELL-HANDLED ROMANTIC TWIST.

by Christopher Campbell | July 11, 2024 | Comments

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TAGGED AS: Action, First Reviews, movies

More than 28 years after its release, Twister has a sequel. According to the
first reviews of the long-awaited follow-up — going by their Tomatometer scores
— Twisters is even better. This standalone installment stars Glen Powell, Daisy
Edgar-Jones, and Anthony Ramos in a romance narrative threaded into its
overarching storm-chasing plot. While the disaster movie spectacle gives
audiences a lot of bang for their buck, director Lee Isaac Chung, the
Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind Minari, reportedly brings more substance to
this blockbuster.

Here’s what critics are saying about Twisters:

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IS THIS ONE OF THE BEST BLOCKBUSTERS OF THE SUMMER?

> I’m happy to say that Twisters is just about as good as a summer movie gets.
> — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly

> As a summer blockbuster, Twisters more or less meets the requirements.
> — David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter

> It’s always wonderful to see a big summer movie that simply works as well as
> this one does… [It’s] one of this summer’s most emphatic arguments in favor of
> the big screen experience.
> — David Ehrlich, IndieWire

> Simply put, Twisters wears its Big Summer Movie heart on its sleeve. The score
> is rousing and righteous, the star power at times overwhelming to look at
> directly (to clarify, Powell walking through a downpour in a white T-shirt
> serves absolutely no narrative purpose).
> — Beth Webb, Empire Magazine

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(Photo by Melinda Sue Gordon/©Universal Pictures)


DOES IT DO JUSTICE TO THE ORIGINAL?

> Twisters outstrips Jan de Bont’s original blustery blockbuster for scale while
> keeping things shudderingly immersive. You’ll emerge bruised and buffeted, and
> likely hoping it’s not another 28 years until we twist again.
> — Jamie Graham, Total Film

> Whether or not it lives up to it might depend on your personal connection to –
> and nostalgia for – the original movie. But Twisters still delivers where it
> counts with thrilling huge-scale set pieces which are very wet and very windy.
> — Ian Sandwell, Digital Spy

> Much like its predecessor, this rousing and surprisingly romantic gust of
> multiplex fun spins a strange combination of genres into a conventionally
> satisfying ride.
> — David Ehrlich, IndieWire

> It’s not nearly as good.
> — Owen Gleiberman, Variety

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HOW IS THE ACTION?

> You won’t be disappointed with the spectacle on offer with Twisters.
> — Ian Sandwell, Digital Spy

> Anyone coming to Twisters primarily for the tornado action will likely enjoy
> the ride.
> — David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter

> The film’s climactic tribute to the original’s drive-in sequence would likely
> have been this year’s best action sequence if Furiosa hadn’t decided to crawl
> under an oil tanker two months ago.
> — Clarisse Loughrey, Independent

> Twisters delivers a hugely entertaining and engaging white-knuckle ride unlike
> no other and I would honestly be surprised to see a better action movie this
> side of Christmas.
> — Linda Marric, HeyUGuys

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WHAT ABOUT THE SPECIAL EFFECTS?

> Props must first and foremost go to the formidable CGI team for creating such
> visually stunning and terrifyingly realistic tornado sequences.
> — Linda Marric, HeyUGuys

> The extent to which all this is conjured with a digital paintbox lessens the
> pulse-quickening awe of nature at its most destructive.
> — David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter

> It’s rare to see a summer blockbuster where the special effects are so
> inextricable from the emotion, but it stands to reason that everything in this
> one should be swirled together like that.
> — David Ehrlich, IndieWire

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WILL FANS OF MINARI FIND THINGS TO APPRECIATE HERE?

> Director Lee Isaac Chung handles the character beats with grace, retaining
> some of the heart and detail he brought to indie charmer Minari.
> — Jamie Graham, Total Film

> Chung’s indie sensibilities shine through, infusing the blockbuster spectacle
> with a nuanced exploration of human resilience and the intricate relationship
> between people and nature.
> — Linda Marric, HeyUGuys

> There’s a part of Twisters that feels expected from director Lee Isaac Chung,
> the man behind the tender, observant 2020 immigrant drama Minari. Real,
> tangible communities lie in the path of devastation, yet there’s such a
> feeling of solidarity and resilience in the air that it lends an otherwise
> chaos-dictated disaster spectacle a surprising touch of hopefulness.
> — Clarisse Loughrey, Independent

> There is nothing in [Minari]… to suggest that Chung was going to pivot to
> special effects-driven action-adventure pictures. But sometimes talent is
> talent, no matter the genre.
> — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly

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HOW ARE THE PERFORMANCES?

> Daisy Edgar-Jones is excellent… Powell here shows he can add more layers still
> behind his movie star charm.
> — Jeff Ewing, Collider

> Powell’s charisma is turned way up in Tyler’s cocksure swagger and in the
> unapologetic egomania fed by his social media fame.
> — David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter

> Anyone expecting the sly, charismatic Powell we saw in Hit Man will be sorely
> disappointed.
> — Damon Wise, Deadline Hollywood Daily

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AND THE WRITING?

> As a whole, Twisters’ script boasts an enjoyable narrative with tight pacing,
> solid tension, and emotional moments that land.
> — Jeff Ewing, Collider

> Though Twisters’ screenplay is silly, the characterization is played straight…
> there’s a ton of technobabble that you have to take on faith, but Jones and
> Powell do more than sell it; they make it compelling.
> — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly

> Mark L. Smith’s screenplay settles into a routine pattern in which one
> whirlwind follows another with too little incremental buildup.
> — David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter

> It shares the previous film’s main flaw, which is that it doesn’t really have
> a plot – it just has bland characters driving into bad weather, over and over
> again.
> — Nicholas Barber, BBC.com

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IS THE MOVIE TOO RIDICULOUS?

> Twisters revels in a let’s-not-take-this-too-seriously vibe… Though Twisters’
> screenplay is silly, the characterization is played straight.
> — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly

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ANY MAJOR COMPLAINTS?

> The many terrific supporting actors don’t get much time to shine… My guess is
> that a few group scenes got cut.
> — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly

> Twisters’ biggest vice is a woeful misuse of Ramos’ Javi in a way that
> suggests they didn’t quite know how to make the character fit.
> — Jeff Ewing, Collider

> A braver film might have admitted that addressing the causes of extreme
> weather might be more useful than throwing nappies at it.
> — Nicholas Barber, BBC.com

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