“Into
The Storm” Movie Review
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An unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes suddenly
ravaged the town of Silverton. The town is at the mercy of deadly cyclones,
even as storm-trackers anticipated the worst is yet to come. Everyone has
different reactions in this scenario, some seek shelter while some run towards
the vortex for once-in-a-lifetime shot.
Will the
people be able to survive the tornado?
Want to know
how devastating a disaster can be?
Let’s storm into your nearest cinema now to
catch it!
Review:
"Into The Storm" let you experience the
terror of tornadoes via the eyes and lens of the characters in the movie such
as via the view of professional storm-trackers, normal citizens and
thrill-seeking adventurer. A lot of the scenes are shot from the point of view
of the camera hold by the characters themselves. These increases the realism of
the situation and allows you to watch the whole happening of tornadoes like in
FPS (first-person shooter games). It is
something unique because most other disaster movies were filmed at 3rd-person
view.
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The
storyline for the show is on the other hand a little bit lack of complexity and
predictable. Basically, you can predict what is about to happen and who is
about to die. But one thing good about the show is it introduces to us more
about the tornado-chasers or storm-trackers. They involve quite a number of
scientific facts into the show and demonstrate to us how these people do their
work, in tracking storms. (The tank-like vehicle for chasing the storms is
cool!)
It’s
quite educational and this is something different from usual disaster movies
which just involve normal civilians running away.
The
pacing of the film starts off a little bit slow and dull in the first 15-20
minutes of the show as they introduce the characters superficially in a not-so-interesting
manner. However, things get intense once the first tornado strikes. It is a
joyous ride once the tornadoes come in waves and you get to watch the storm
from the vantage points of different people.
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Being
aware that this is a disaster movie, the main character of the movie is the
storm and not the human characters. Most of the human characters are lacking of
character development. Not much background story is told for each of them. Of
course, we would be more familiar with these two groups of people by the end of
the show as most screen time involves them, a group being the father-son combo
while the other group being the storm-tracker group. I personally prefer the
scenes involving the storm-tracker. The father and son scenes are okay too but
the scene involving the son and his love interest is a little flat. Apart from
these two groups of people, there is also a duo of youtuber-wannabes who
appeared just for a brief comic relief. Otherwise, the other characters in the
movie don’t make you care them as much. You don’t even feel anything when you
watch them die due to the lack of emotional attachment with them.
The
acting performance on the other hand is not too spectacular. Although I personally
think that Richard Armitage and Sarah Wayne Callies are convincing
enough in delivering their roles as parent and storm-chaser respectively, the
others didn’t put up too much of an impression to make you remember them. The
dialogue in the movie is a little bit dull too.
Of
course, I need to praise the team for delivering a great vision of tornadoes
via decent CGI graphics and great sound effects. (The seats in the cinema are
basically trembling due to the sound effects as the storm strikes.)
There
are also some meaningful messages delivered via this film such as family
bonding, how we should tackle disaster, the importance of appreciating our life
and etc.
What
I like about the movie:
- View from the perspective of different people through
their eyes and camera lens
- Great
vision of how devastating a tornado could be
- Decent
CGI graphic
- Great
sound effect
- Educational
introduction about the storm trackers
What
I dislike about the movie:
- Predictable plot.
- Inconsistent pacing.
- Poor character development and weak acting performances in overall.
Verdict:
This movie deserves a 7.0/10.0!
This movie deserves a 7.0/10.0!
“Educational
disaster movie. Entertaining and would be a great experience for audiences new
to disaster-genre movie!” – WLJack
“Good
movie. I seldom watch this kind of movie and I enjoyed it.” – Fellow
reviewer, Jose Yap
Overall,
it’s a fun movie, not too great but not bad as well. You will enjoy it if you just
want to witness the power of Mother Nature! Recommended for those who love
disaster movie!
The
people who expect to feel emotionally swayed from this disaster movie will
mostly get disappointed. However, the disaster was decently-delivered in this
movie! So, if you just go into the theatre to witness how a storm would be like,
then most likely you would enjoy it!
Million thanks to Nuffnang for the opportunity to attend the #NNPremiereScreening of
the movie! #IntoTheStorm #IntoTheStormMy
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