Todays Forecast: Breezy
Into the Storm is a film about a town being struck by a big storm. A tornado actually, or more accurately again a series of tornados, each larger, more ferocious and more computer generated than the last.
Fortunately for the movie, the town where this all takes place is called ‘Everybody Films’. There are school kids filming their graduation, morons filming videos that they hope will go viral, storm chasers filming a documentary and other school kids making entries to a time capsule type log.
Despite all this, Into the Storm is not a found footage film, which begs my earnest question; “why the fuck bother with all the characters holding cameras?”
The film is exactly what you think it will be. Desperate people searching for family members. Storm chasers chasing storms like dogs chase cars, and getting just as scared and confused when they actually catch them, and lots of footage of strong winds lifting heavy things and tossing them around like Shaq does cheerleaders.
Competent and unremarkable – especially for those who have seen Twister – Into the Storm is one of those contractually obligated, churned out every ten years things. We don’t need it, but we’ll watch it because…
Well I just can’t answer that one any more.
Final Rating – 6 / 10. A lot of noise and swirling distraction, and before you know it some of your cash is missing.
