Twisters
Universal Pictures | Release Date: July 19, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
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Generally favorable reviews based on 57 Critic Reviews
Positive:
33
Mixed:
23
Negative:
1
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100
NMEJordan BassettJul 16, 2024
Packed with heart, smarts, jaw-dropping effects and an exquisite ensemble cast (shout out to Harry Hadden-Paton’s nerdy British journalist as comic relief), Twisters will have you singing the praises of the multiplex until the cows come home. Read full review
100
The TelegraphRobbie CollinJul 10, 2024
The visual effects tower and terrify, but crucially, never as effects. The prevailing sense during every chase, escape and scramble for cover, is one of watching real people battle nerve-wilting odds. Read full review
91
Entertainment WeeklyJordan HoffmanJul 10, 2024
There's a ton of technobabble that you have to take on faith, but Jones and Powell do more than sell it; they make it compelling. Read full review
90
Wall Street JournalKyle SmithJul 18, 2024
Thanks to a polished script by Mark L. Smith, exciting yet human-focused direction by Lee Isaac Chung, and two likable stars, the quiet scenes work too. This is one of the few Hollywood movies this year to achieve everything it sets out to do. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshJul 18, 2024
Even if Chung does leave us wanting just a little bit more romance, he delivers a supremely entertaining summer blockbuster in Twisters, one with a thematic heft that makes it even better than expected, and better than the first. Read full review
88
Washington PostTy BurrJul 17, 2024
Twisters isn’t art and doesn’t want to be. Like “Twister,” it’ll never be held up as a classic but will instead be reliably watched for the next 28 years until someone gives us “Twister 3: Maximum Vorticity.” Read full review
88
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiJul 16, 2024
Twisters, the disaster movie starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, is an oddity in 2024: a reboot that’s actually worth your time. Read full review
84
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiJul 10, 2024
For a sequel to a nearly 30-year-old movie, Twisters miraculously stands out against the modern blockbuster landscape. Just like Twister did back in 1996. It’s the rare legacy sequel done right. Read full review
83
ConsequenceMary SirokyJul 16, 2024
Let the sheer power of cinema shake you to your core — movie stars and summer blockbusters are so back, baby. Read full review
83
IndieWireDavid EhrlichJul 10, 2024
A movie theater may not be the safest place to hide from a tornado, but this winning July blockbuster makes perfectly clear that huddling in the dark with strangers is a hell of a lot better than watching the storm from home. Read full review
80
SlateDana StevensJul 18, 2024
Lee Isaac Chung’s reboot is a worthy successor to the original, a rollicking popcorn thriller with an appealing screwball romance in the eye of its fast-moving storm. Read full review
80
IGNSiddhant AdlakhaJul 18, 2024
With scenes of natural disaster grounded in a human point of view, Lee Isaac Chung's spiritual sequel transcends its visual shortcomings, and proves to be a wildly fun and effective summer blockbuster worth watching on the biggest and loudest screen. Read full review
80
Screen RantRachel LaBonteJul 16, 2024
Twisters is the kind of blockbuster the summer movie season was made for, and it proves sequels don't need to be beholden to what came before. Read full review
80
The IndependentClarisse LoughreyJul 10, 2024
The callbacks, thankfully, are fairly minimal – but it’s still a comfortingly old school affair, in which its CGI feels at home next to a host of traditional practical effects, including that old gem of a slowly collapsing water tower. No bulging-to-the-point-of-bursting muscles needed. Read full review
80
EmpireBeth WebbJul 10, 2024
With Edgar-Jones and Powell’s fizzing appeal at its epicentre, Twisters at once feels like a testament to a new generation of stars and a gripping old-school movie event. Fear it. Watch it. Read full review
80
Total FilmJamie GrahamJul 10, 2024
Glen Powell’s whirlwind ascent continues in a film that does pretty much all you could ask for from a Twisters movie. Read full review
80
ColliderJeff EwingJul 10, 2024
On balance, Twisters is nonetheless a thrilling crowd-pleaser that takes the disaster picture in exciting, novel directions, and an excellent showcase of talent across the board. Read full review
75
LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenJul 23, 2024
In addition to the requisite action and excitement, there’s a painterliness to Twisters that I didn’t expect. Read full review
75
Original-CinKim HughesJul 18, 2024
As a summertime popcorn film, it’s fine. But Twisters lacks the breathtaking je ne sais quoi oomph a film of this scope should have. We get spun alright, but the landing feels very safe and predictable. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJul 17, 2024
Twisters is hokey and dumb, but spectacular fun. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyJul 16, 2024
Despite some miscalculations that weigh this installment of fearless tornado chasers down, “Twisters” is an enthralling summer blockbuster on the whole, thanks in large part to Powell’s presence, which is fun, disarming, and even cheekily silly. Read full review
75
The Film StageAlistair RyderJul 10, 2024
Twisters is far from perfect, but Lee Isaac Chung manages to defy odds by sticking the landing in his leap to blockbuster cinema. The film impresses in set pieces, but it’s his brand of delicate, character-driven drama woven in-between that makes this feel fresher than anything currently at the multiplex.  Read full review
70
The New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonJul 18, 2024
It’s loaded with fun and sometimes funny set pieces and enough danger to keep you on your toes. Read full review
70
LooperDominic GriffinJul 17, 2024
Twisters can't quite recapture the magic of its predecessor, but setting aside the Herculean task of clearing that high bar, it is nonetheless an entertaining and heartfelt attempt, if not to proudly step out of its forebear's shadow, then to charmingly poke its head out to smile and wave politely. Read full review
70
SlashfilmJeremy MathaiJul 16, 2024
Twisters has its fair share of clunky dialogue, an endless amount of indiscernible technobabble (honestly, it's kind of impressive), and even a smidge of contrived melodrama, to be sure, but it balances out these shortcomings with a relentless sense of earnestness and heart that's difficult to resist. Read full review
65
Film ThreatAlan NgJul 19, 2024
Twisters delivers a thrilling, albeit scientifically loose, ride that taps into the nostalgic fun of classic disaster films. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell bring solid performances, capturing the high-stakes action and adventure with flair. Read full review
65
ABC NewsPeter TraversJul 19, 2024
It’s the same old tornado twaddle, but the destructive power of weather has never been more timely, the sparking star charisma of Glen Powell never more evident and the tenderness director Lee Isaac Chung shows for the land and its people never more appreciated. Read full review
65
The AtlanticDavid SimsJul 18, 2024
If you can see the film in IMAX, or in one of those 4DX theaters that jostles your seat around and sprays water in your face, I recommend it. Chung has a nice grasp of his supporting characters, and he takes pains to dwell on the aftermath of every horrible storm, but in Twisters, the action is the juice, and the bigger and louder your viewing experience, the better. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsJul 18, 2024
The biggest distinction between the first “Twister” and the new “Twisters” is one of conscience: This time, Kate, Javi and Tyler wrestle to varying degrees with how much of their time should be spent on their own pursuits versus helping tornado victims clean up after the latest round of misery. Read full review
63
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldJul 18, 2024
As a summer disaster movie, Twisters works well enough, though other than Powell it lacks the enjoyable goofiness of its predecessor. Read full review
63
USA TodayBrian TruittJul 17, 2024
Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, “Twisters” is a monster truck of a summer movie, an often-enjoyable ride rocking a “Hell yeah, science rules!” bumper sticker that gets stuck in muddy subplots and looking at the original in its rear-view mirror. Read full review
63
The Associated PressLindsey BahrJul 17, 2024
Chung, a filmmaker best known for the comparatively small “Minari,” has made a solid film with escalating action sequences that look great on the big screen. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeOdie HendersonJul 16, 2024
Though “Twisters” lives up to the sequel maxim of being louder, larger, and busier, director Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”) and screenwriter Mark L. Smith don’t deviate from the first film’s formula. Watching the sequel is like playing Mad Libs with the original’s plot. Read full review
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