1996 · action · adventure · disaster
Twister
Directed by Jan de Bont1h 53m1996
An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaking device that will allow them to track them and create a more advanced warning system. They are joined by Jo's soon to be ex-husband Bill, a former tornado chaser himself, and his girlfriend Melissa.
Our read: Twister (1996) reads as a neutral, breathless, grounded action · adventure · disaster entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, breathless, measured action / adventure, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- kinetic
- intense
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How Twister feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want tornado spectacle, divorced-couple banter, and pure nineties adrenaline.”
Skip it tonight — Disaster-movie cheese and shaky science will annoy you throughout.
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