Summary
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Twisters
currently registers 80% on the Tomatometer based on 40 reviews. - Critics are torn when it comes to Glen Powell’s new film, but
Twisters
does have a much stronger Rotten Tomatoes score than that of its predecessor. -
Twisters
opens in theaters on July 19.
As Ricky Bobby once said, “Hang on, Baby Jesus… this is gonna get bumpy.” The good news is that Twisters’ 80% Rotten Tomatoes score far surpasses the rating received by the original film, 1996’sTwister. Glen Powell’s “Tornado Wrangler,” aka Tyler Owens, is ready to chase thunderstorms and dodge debris on the big screen, and in a few short days, he’ll get his chance as Twisters storms into theaters on Friday. But it’s not all good news for the latest big-screen effort from Warner Bros.
The reviews of the new film are a mixture of stormy and sunny critiques. And, at the time of this writing, those reviews have given Twisters an 80% rating on the Tomatometer based on 40 reviews. William Bibbiani of The Wrap is one of those pleased with the swirling and twirling disaster film. He reports:
‘Twisters’ miraculously stands out against the modern blockbuster landscape. Just like ‘Twister’ did back in 1996. It’s the rare legacy sequel done right.
Jordan Hoffman of Entertainment Weekly concurs:
Just about as good as a summer movie gets.
Back in the summer of 1996, the late Bill Paxton and co-star Helen Hunt led an all-star cast in Twister. However, their film only registered somewhere between an F1 and an F3 with the critics, resulting in a lackluster 63% rating on the Tomatometer. Nonetheless, Twisters certainly isn’t immune to naysayers. Nicholas Barber of BBC.com says:
Twenty-eight years on from the release of Jan de Bont’s Twister, Hollywood’s powers-that-be have decided that this lucrative piece of intellectual property should be taken out for another spin, but they haven’t done anything surprising with it.
Twisters Touches Down with Some Critics, Fizzles Out with Others
First reactions to Twisters were quite promising when they hit the internet, but depending on which reviews cinephiles choose to read, the Glen Powell-led disaster movie is either hit or miss. Jeff Ewing of Collider enjoyed director Lee Isaac Chung’s big-screen adventure and gave it an 8-out-of-10 score. Ewing writes:
The film packs a stunner of an intro, high stakes, charismatic characters, and memorable set-pieces intended for massive screens, making for a satisfying follow-up to the original.
Robbie Collin of the United Kingdom’s Daily Telegraph took his praise a step further and gave Twisters a perfect 5-out-of-5 rating! Collin says:
A film many might have written off as a faintly desperate revival of an aging blockbuster brand is in fact the most wholehearted, warm-blooded, meticulously crafted good time at the movies since Top Gun: Maverick.
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Meanwhile, Damon Wise of Deadline didn’t feel the Earth shake quite the same way The Telegraph’s writer did when Twisters touched down at his screening. Wise reports:
It’s hard to imagine who Twisters is actually for. The dialogue is creaky, whenever it’s not Satnav-speak, and the bad behavior of rapidly spinning air isn’t really something to invest in.
Owen Gleiberman of Variety adds:
Twisters, fun as parts of it are, is a movie where reality ultimately takes a lot of the wind out of its gales.
While the critics can’t seem to agree on whether Powell’s tornadic film is worth chasing after or not, Twisters is expected to make $45 million to $50 million domestically over its opening weekend. But Twisters is up against a $200 million production budget, to say nothing of its marketing and advertising costs.
Twisters
opens exclusively in theaters on July 19.
