13 Minutes

Name: 13 Minutes
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: October 29, 2021
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 40
Cast: Amy Smart, Anne Heche, Gabriel Jarret, Laura Spencer, Paz Vega

2021

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Falcon Films | Release Date: October 29, 2021 | PG-13

Starring: Amy Smart, Anne Heche, Gabriel Jarret, Laura Spencer, Paz Vega, Peter Facinelli, Sofia Vassilieva, Thora Birch, Tokala Clifford, Trace Adkins, William Peltz, Yancey Arias

Summary: The day starts out as usual for residents in the small Heartland town of Minninnewah. It’s springtime and big storms are just part of life. Nothing to get worked up about…until they are. Inhabitants will have just 13 Minutes to get to shelter before the largest tornado on record ravages the town, leaving the inhabitants searching for theirThe day starts out as usual for residents in the small Heartland town of Minninnewah. It’s springtime and big storms are just part of life. Nothing to get worked up about…until they are. Inhabitants will have just 13 Minutes to get to shelter before the largest tornado on record ravages the town, leaving the inhabitants searching for their loved ones and fighting for their lives. In the wake of total devastation, four families must overcome their differences and find strength in themselves and each other in order to survive.… Expand

Director: Lindsay Gossling

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 108 min

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Rex Reed

Oct 26, 2021

Written and directed with an overload of talent by Lindsay Gossling, it rarely falters and leaves a viewer grateful for a whirlwind of character-driven suspense and humanity instead of the usual Hollywood cliches. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Oct 26, 2021

For an emotionally-grounded disaster movie, I found it a harrowing recreation of the real thing, emotionally affecting and not bad. Not bad at all. Read full review

Alisha Mughal

Nov 3, 2021

The film’s heart may be in the right place, but a melodramatic score, pastoral cinematography and deeply sentimental character arcs make for an altogether mediocre drama, not an urgent thriller. Read full review

The Guardian Leslie Felperin

Oct 26, 2021

The production values are a bit too pedestrian to elevate this much above the ordinary. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Oct 27, 2021

Gossling populates this little town with so many horrible people that you assume the tornadoes are coming to purge them from society. It’s therefore somewhat jarring when she lets impending tragedy provide them redemption instead. Read full review

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Josh-Bontront

Nov 8, 2021

Me being a storm spotter, I've always wanted a tornado film that depicted the weather realistically and not just for show... this film does exactly that. This is hands down the most realistic one to date and wasn't at all like 'Into The Storm' for example, where the weather was simply madeMe being a storm spotter, I've always wanted a tornado film that depicted the weather realistically and not just for show... this film does exactly that. This is hands down the most realistic one to date and wasn't at all like 'Into The Storm' for example, where the weather was simply made to look cool and do cool things.

With that said, we only get one shot of the tornado throughout the whole movie. That one shot however, is the most ominous and chilling I've seen in a tornado flick... but you are still left wanting to see more. On the plus side, there were quite a few scenes that took place inside the tornado and those were great.

The first act of the film is drawn out due to the sheer number of characters that were introduced and developed. The film could have benefited from having a third of those characters removed, as you are left wondering when the actual weather part of the movie is going to start.

During the aftermath of the storm, you gain a real understanding of just how destructive these forces of nature can be and how crucial it is to heed the warnings and take cover when severe weather is imminent. This movie needed to be made for that sole purpose.

Is it worth the watch? Hell yeah! Is it better than 'Twister'?... I think us storm spotters will always know what the answer to that question will be ;)… Expand