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Into the Storm
U/A (INDIA)
2014
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86
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2.0
The result is a non visceral disaster flick, which wants its viewers to appreciate the scale of the destruction without ever thinking about danger.
Av Club
2.0
But this funnel cloud fiasco tries to suck up everything in its path, and just winds up sucking.D+
EW
2.5
There are a few clever nods to another national obsessiondocumenting every aspect of our lives for posterity later and virality nowthrough a mostly fo ..
Rogerebert
3.0
Its not so funny when characters start getting killed, but these disaster movies apparently need all the laughs they can get like a throwaway one line ..
Common Sense Media
2.0
The storm clouds exhibit more gravitas than the humans in this feature length VFX demo reel that makes one pine for the glory days of Jan de Bont.
Variety
2.0
Is a once in a lifetime shot worth giving up an actual lifetime for
We Got This Covered
2.0
When the badass cyclones muscle into town, ripping up schools, banks and airports, the film is fairly fun. Sadly, everything else about it is, well, a ..
Time Out
2.0
Tornadoes have scant respect for reputations.In Steven Quales idiotic disaster movie, they come lolloping across the midwest, one after another, scatt ..
The Guardian
2.0
Its destructive setpieces may loose the odd popcorn kernel on to the multiplex carpet, but its really just an effects reel: the weather cloudy wisps t ..
The Guardian
2.5
Into the Storm doesnt betray any sense of humor about any of this, but it remains blandly watchable despite its lunkheadedness.
1.9
For the most part, the movie is at its best when the special effects are front and center and grouchy Pete or cheeky Trey are spouting those goofy one ..
2.0
And without being too crass, it reminds you how great the effects and story in Twister were.
Screen Daily
1.5
Unfortunately, the film doesnt drop the conceit early enough to avoid the clunky exposition that seems to be a prerequisite for found footage flicks.
Vulture
2.5
The British born Armitage may be too stolid, and Deacon is a tad too lightweight.But Kress as the wisecracking younger brother is very appealing, and ..
The Hollywood Reporter
3.5
INTO THE STORM Opens on Friday Directed by Steven Quale 1 hour 30 minutes A series of tornadoes and laughably poor evacuation decisions batter a town ..
The New York Times
2.4
Thats a good thing.The movies haphazard family drama wouldnt be so excruciating if it werent hammered home.
IGN
2.0
Hold on!, says everyone to everyone, which goes more or less without saying. Ive never seen anything like this!, they also repeat ad nauseam. You may ..
Telegraph
2.0
Once the storm chasers arrive in Silverton and all that bad weather makes itself known, Into the Storm kicks into a more effective gear.
3.8
It is a magnificent horror, and it never gets old.Theres just enough in the story to make it seem personal.
San Francisco Chronicle
2.5
Into the Storm gives us not just a storm, but every single clich imaginable.
The Young Folks
2.0
The sometimes breathless action scenes keep the pace spinning nicely, but the heart of the storm is lacking.
2.0
So if youre willing to treat the stiff dialogue and uneven performances as so much light drizzle, its easy enough to get caught up in the action.
Ny Daily News
2.0
SHARKNADO probably has more entertainment value with an only marginally dumber script.
JoBlo
1.5
Shackled by its formulaic premise, Into the Storm is another found footage failure a gimmicky natural disaster film that fails to provide exciting tor ..
Screen Rant
1.9
Never understood why comparing a movie to a roller coaster ride was supposed to be a compliment.Put aside the vertigo, the nausea or the temptation to ..
Philly
3.0
Special effects drive the film throughout and it doesnt drag.Weve seen disaster films involving extra terrestrials, tsunamis and various other natural ..
3.0
But while one might regret that there are no sharks in the whirlwinds, the movie will probably satisfy those looking for a cinematic roller coaster ri ..
One Guys Opinion
4.5
Have we ever before seen such big ticket escapist entertainment about the awesomeness of something that so recently killed so many of us Doesnt it usu ..
Village Voice
2.5
Its effects are so spectacular that it makes Twister look like The Wizard of Oz.
Rogers Movie Nation
3.8
The lack of bloat a common trait of too many disaster films makes Into the Storm refreshing.It moves quickly, is never boring, and offers some cool to ..
ReelViews
2.0
10 1 3 / 10 Perhaps its a bit painful to realize, but Twister is nearly 20 years old.
Blu Ray
4.0
David Koechners recent performance as a wealthy sadist in the low budget dramaranks among the more interesting screen performances this year.
Chicago Reader
2.5
Here, the multiple camera, fake documentary mode of the movie somewhat pays off, too.In their best moments, the sequences offer claustrophobic scenes ..
Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
1996s Twister was far from a great film, but at least it had Philip Seymour Hoffman and flying cows. This latest fx extravaganza doesnt even have shar ..
2.5
Awkward performances make audiences long for disaster sequences over quieter moments.
Usa Today
3.8
The movie benefits from an ending thats far less ambiguous than that of its source material, to be sure, and its finally clear that If I Stay stands a ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
Its PG 13, so dont expect to see as many deaths of irritating characters as youd like to.
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Dont expect to see the 2014 equivalent of Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt or Cary Elwes and Jami Gertzhere.The cast is made up entirely of earnest no names ..
News Review
3.0
Theyre bog standard subplots that frustratingly interrupt the mighty bluster of the action sequences.
Radio Times
2.5
The latest such flick, Into the Storm, has omitted the man eaters and much (but certainly not all) of the goofiness in delivering tornado related thri ..
Screen It
2.0
A series of twisters rip through a small Midwestern town and a father and his two teenage sons try to make sense of their relationship as they struggl ..
Independent
1.5
If you have to pick a stupid climate crisis picture in 2014, well, at least Sharknado 2: The Second One has a sense of humor about itself.
The Wrap
0.6
These days, even genuinely bad movies dont seem that funny anymore.
News Day
3.8
The found footage disaster flick Into the Storm is Twister for dummies, but by no means is that an insult. The new film is enormous fun if youre in th ..
New York Post
2.5
Watch the movie only if you are a fan of meaningless disaster flicks.
Hindustan Times
2.5
Like most disaster films, its a moral story, with preparedness being rewarded and arrogance duly punished.
Film Journal International ..
2.0
Theres really no way to properly experience the strengths of Into the Storm without seeing it on the big screen, surrounded with a massive sound syste ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.5
There will be sacrifice and loss and heroism, in the manner of disaster movies.
Az Central
2.0
So called found footage cinema has come a long way since The Blair Witch Project kickstarted the genre in 1999.
Smh
0.5
Of course, all this hoo ha is merely there to provide an excuse for the orgy of apparently climate change spawned (never so named) meteorological mayh ..
Mountain X
1.9
Into the Storm quickly spirals downward into a vortex of vapidity.
Star Tribune
0.5
A movie to make you despair of the found footage conceit (if you werent already). Suddenly Twister looks like Shakespeare.
2.5
If weak plotting isnt a big concern, then Into the Storm may be right up your tornado alley.
Toronto Star
3.0
Though Into the Storm is lacking in interesting characters, it makes up for it with fun disaster movie fodder and great effects.
Cinema Crazed
2.0
Yet by failing to pay as much attention to the dramatic flow of the story or its characters, Quales film eventually becomes hopelessly cliched.
Flim List
2.0
John Swetnams screenplay is well paced, the cast does a good job in the context and Quale keeps everything together through the armchair chaos and des ..
3.0
Far too timely in the season of tornados, this action packed, natural disaster thriller features professional storm chasers, thrill seeking amateurs a ..
Susang Ranger
2.0
In a well written film, thats potential cause for excitement.Nobody is off limits.
Movies
3.0
It does take a little too long for the action to kick in, but once it does, its a helluva ride!
Book My Show
2.0
Twisting plumes of fire spewing tornadoes and jumbo jets casually tossed into the sky are undeniably impressive sights but every time the focus turns ..
Express
3.0
Honestly, this is one of the least authentic found footage pieces Ive seen, if only because the quality of the picture is way too pristine.
The Film Stage
1.9
Nobody watches a disaster movie starring digital tornadoes expecting Oscar Wilde.But Into the Storm, directed with bland efficiency by Steven Quayle o ..
Chicago Tribune
3.1
The odd thing is that much of this is genuinely suspenseful, more so than the destruction of major cities and landmarks in your average superhero bloc ..
Boston Globe
1.5
Imagine a couple of Shakespearean fools without any Shakespeare around them, but instead bland generic characters running around yelling Hold on! ever ..
Flickfilosopher
3.0
This is indicative of the on the nose moralizing in this confused summer disaster flick that struggles to commit to what kind of movie it wants to be.
Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
Quale and screenwriter John Swetnam spend way too much time on the boring interactions between the one dimensional characters, and when they finally d ..
Las Vegas Weekly
2.0
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Total Film
2.0
Its not a classic, but Into the Storm is consistent with other recent offerings in the disaster genre heavy on effects, light on script and characters ..
Lyles Movie Files
4.0
It stops the pace and tension dead in its tracks.Its not enough to ruin the movie, but a good editor should have seen that these scenes have no place ..
Tony Medley
2.0
As disaster movies go, Into the Storm is fairly disastrous itself.
Detroit News
1.9
Sometimes the line between real life tragedy and action escapism is mighty fine.
Groucho Reviews
1.9
If disaster porn is your thing, just skip this lunk headed flick and watch actual storm chaser footage online instead.
Aisle Seat
2.5
Its just another example of how what used to be the upper level of blockbuster filmmaking is now barely a B movie.
Forbes
2.0
Still, a few less than favorable observations are necessary: This late summer weather orgy would have been better had the filmmakers avoided a stupid ..
Movie Habit
3.0
This lazy, simplistic piece of disaster porn makes Twister look like Citizen Kane.
Oregon Live
2.0
Into the Storm isnt the unmitigated disaster it appears to be. Its much worse.
Film School Rejects
1.5
While Into the Storm has the look of a satirical disaster film, it completely lacks any satire, taking itself far too seriously (and offers nothing or ..
Film Ink
1.0
The best way to describe Into the Storm is that it is weather porn.
Maki At The Movies
1.0
Features spurts of painfully juvenile dialogue, an abundance of pointless characters, and countless continuity discrepancies.
2.0
The inconsistency doesnt make sense, and makes the film sometimes barely watchable theres nothing exciting about being in the middle of a storm when y ..
Cine Vue
4.0
By using footage shot on mobile phones and CCTV cameras, the disaster is given a terrifying immediacy.
Mirror
1.9
Sure thats about an hour too long, but compared to the butt numbing running time of most of todays special effects riddled movies, thats quite brief.
Three Movie Buffs
3.0
Still, despite its predictable narrative and wafer thin characters theres enough here to satisfy those who relish a date with a disaster movie.aa
Digital Spy
2.0
I wouldnt call this a horror film, nor even a thriller; its an adventure.
Abc
2.5
This latest disaster/adventure movie works purely on a visceral level, efficiently coordinating in the moment mayhem. Once the credits roll, however, ..
Kansas City
2.0
But this is still straight up bog standard disaster ploitation, mercifully short but so flat and earnest in all aspects of character and storytelling, ..
Flicks
3.1
I know that numerous backstories scream of cliche, but the heartfelt moments are delivered well.
Red Eye Chicago
1.5
As great as the special effects may be, if you arent buying the performances ... then what you are left with is a glorified Weather Channel documentar ..
Stl Today
3.1
Not all of it makes sense, but for disaster movie fans, Into the Storm has enough destruction to go around.
Stl Today
2.0
Their film is neither strange enough, nor scary enough, nor thrilling enough.
Cleve Land
4.0
What If which was partly filmed in Dublin is entertaining in an instantly forgettable sort of way.
Independent Ie
2.5
It is true that audiences should not be expecting poetry from a big summertime disaster movie, but the hackneyed writing and ineloquent handling of ke ..
Dustin Put Man
2.0
Technical glitches can be forgiven if the story and the characters are gripping enough to make viewers forget about the grainy looking storms.
Ar Kansas Online
2.0
As an example of late summer spectacle, its all splash and no substance.
Film Racket
1.0
Weather nerds rejoice. The film for which you have waited has finally arrived. The rest of you, move along, theres nothing much to see here.
Killer Movie Reviews
2.5
Even more tortured is the way the movie drops in its protect the planet talking points while also delivering an inspirational live for today homily tw ..
Sltrib
2.5
Into the Storm doesnt quite deserve a recommendation, though if all youre looking for is a truly intense natural disaster flick then it should more th ..
3.1
However, you cant help but get sucked into this movie.After a slow start, the action is thrilling.
Waffle Movies
1.9
Its hard to capture lightning in a Coke bottle.Ironically, bizarro performances have made the Depps and Downeys of this world internationally bankable ..
Js Online
3.8
To the credit of the filmmakers, its entertaining, it works, and it doesnt pull any punches.
Movie Crypt
2.0
Many films overprioritize their special effects but forget to begin from a quality script and craft memorable characters.
Hollywood Chicago
1.0
It delivers the most ineffectual, pre packaged thrills imaginable without a hint of self awareness.
Cinemix Tape
2.0
Into the Storms approach to the found footage style works well, but sadly the camcorders and camera phones are being operated by flat, mostly forgetta ..
One Room With A View
1.9
A serene moment of beauty at the very top precedes the inevitable plunge to Earth.Petes storm chase screams out for a clever homage to Slim Pickens ef ..
Daily Herald
2.3
Into the Storm has some occasional thrills and some superlative visual effects, but the foolhardy decision to film this disaster movie using the found ..
Crave Online
1.9
A hybrid of Twister and every disaster epic of the 1970s, Into the Storm mostly utilizes the found footage format to provide a POV perspective on an O ..
Bitly
2.0
Low key, hazy coming of age picture that has good naturalistic performances but lacks purpose.
Scots Man
0.5
Whats remarkable about this long belated and low rent knockoff ... is the velocity of its cheerful idiocy, the blithe vacuity of its narrative downtim ..
Wsj
2.0
But adjust your expectations sufficiently and you just may have an experience that doesnt blow.
Seven Day Svt
1.5
The menacing skies are spectacular and the force of the winds is well captured in the action sequences, yet its nothing wed not already seen all the w ..
Concrete Play Ground
2.0
But something doesnt mesh.Theres a great cast, but most of the acting comes off as caricatured and one note.
Denver Post
1.0
But theres never really any sense of the magnitude achieved by the final fatty of a cyclone which spreads across the screen like a Godzilla cocoon.
Ion Cinema
3.5
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Tiny Url
3.0
What were here for is the special effects, and those are just fine, from a wind tunnel of fire to a car lot of vehicles tossed up into the air like pi ..
Movie Mom
3.0
Human drama can never come close to the spectacle of multi headed twisters turning buildings to rubble and the film makers know it.
Daily Star
2.0
Lacking zero plot development, other than here comes the next storm, Into the Storms only saving point are the visual effects, rendered in all of thei ..
Media Mikes
2.8
Potentially offensive and insensitive tone cant extinguish undeniably entertaining disaster film.
Daily Film Fix
1.0
Theyre what in Infinite Jest would be called apres garde.And it doesnt feel good to watch actors this good look this lost.
Grant Land
2.0
Instead, the B list cast here is left trying to make a less than serious movie feel like a serious film.
Johnhanlon Reviews
1.5
To its credit, Into the Storm at least tries to create interesting characters, even if it doesnt know how to construct its narrative around them.
Dark Horizons
3.0
If the visual effects in Into the Storm were matched with a better screenplay, wed be talking about a box office juggernaut. As it stands, I would rec ..
Movie Chambers
2.0
Synopsis Told from the point of view of a documentary film team, thrill seeking rednecks and a couple of high school students, Into The Storm sees a s ..
Sky
2.5
The disasters arent as big as 2012 (though there is a reasonably impressive fire tornado); the atmosphere isnt as insane as Aftershock; and it has les ..
Bloody Disgusting
3.0
So much time is spent justifying the presence of all these cameras that no one bothered to create a single character worth rooting for.
Review Journal
1.0
When the wind isnt tearing the town apart its as if Quale doesnt know what to do with the characters or the story.
Richard Crouse
2.0
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Richard Roeper
2.3
What could have at least been a fun, eyeball popping natural disaster flick instead becomes an exercise in what not to do with a summer movie.
Schmoes Know
1.0
Aesthetically, the film also looks like a big budget Hollywood spectacle rather than a documentary or even a home video.
Critics Notebook
3.1
Grand Rapids actor Brandon Ruiter has a bit role as an egotistical basketball star who needs a big slice of humble pie.
MLive.com
2.5
The rotating funnel clouds are almost spectacular enough to make up for the rote drama (a strict dad butts heads with his teenage son, yawn) and routi ..
Commercial Appeal
4.5
There are clichs, shameless emotion manipulation and cardboard cutout characters; but the moments of suspense and the renderings of relentless killer ..
Dread Central
2.0
Once the movie stops trying to be about something and simply delivers some storm action it can movie you begrudgingly to the edge of your seat.
Flixist
3.0
Instead its a good way to pass the time and enjoy some truly thrilling FX and some really nice stupidity.
Bad Ass Digest
2.5
So why the pretence, given we bought our ticket to this apocalyptic spectacle for the special effects.We want the biggest lie imaginable.
O Canada
3.0
To its credit, the movie does the one thing it seems to care about exceedingly well, but that doesnt make Into the Storm much more than Sharknado with ..
Stardem
3.5
If youre looking for an entertaining bit of disaster porn, Into the Storm is not it.
The Tyee
2.0
Ignore the missing logic, unconvincing performances, and tinge of environmental proselytizing and simply focus on the computer generated wind ripping ..
Sa Current
2.0
Quales biggest failing is not sticking strictly to the found footage rules. There are too many scenes in which the style is dropped, which keep underm ..
Fres Nobee
2.0
In a rare witty touch near the beginning, the high school principal (Scott Lawrence) reads his graduating seniors this quote from John Updike: You can ..
Oc Register
5.0
A campy and cheesy yet visually captivating roller coaster ride that makes Sharknado look like Sharknado 2!
Baret News Wire
1.5
Annoyingly, its a found footage film, so prepare to be buffeted by shaky camerawork aplenty as the windy plot blows the flimsily drawn protagonists th ..
Movie Talk
3.0
Many movies require us to turn off our brains, and many rely on clichs and/or coincidences. It takes a special kind of shamelessness to do both, and I ..
Charlotte Observer
1.3
This special effects laden superstorm drama is a cliched affair that has about as much originality as a meteorologist delivering a forecast.
Jc Online
3.5
Could it be that Twister is that rare former blockbuster which has no value as an IP
Topless Robot
3.1
Only its blown open.The movie is even shot as found footage, a gimmick that horror movies burned out on five years ago.
Madison Movie
2.0
Were treated to scenes of unspeakable death and destruction an entire town pretty much flattened entirely, and the movie glosses right over it
Technology Tell
2.0
At this late date, with audiences conditioned by decades of disaster flicks, the wow factor when it comes to the genre needs to be really .. wow.
Windy City Media Group
2.5
...a modest weather based thriller based on a plot and characters that are pure boilerplate from start to finish.
Playback:stl
3.1
Pretty much a Twister reboot, full of CGI sturm und drang (probably the only time that phrase is actually appropriate) albeit simultaneously more seri ..
Hono Lulu Pulse
0.5
Unfortunately, Into The Storm is a unnatural disaster and not because the worst tornado of the century smashes into a helpless town in Oklahoma but be ..
UTV
1.5
Like tornadoes themselves, the next 89 minutes is jaw dropping to look at but theres nothing but mess within.
The Script Lab
1.5
Into the Storm is not a terrible way to spend 90 minutes, but it is better suited to catch the second half when you wander into it on TV on Saturday m ..
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