Hurricane

These are the fakest southern accents I've heard in a long time. And cheesy acting. Also hurricane is blowing away cars and stuff but not people

"The Hurricane Heist" (PG-13, 1:43) is an crime action thriller. Now, just to be clear, it does not involve someone trying to steal a hurricane. As silly as that last statement sounds, the actual premise is almost as ridiculous... but that doesn't mean it's not fun to watch. Just don't take it too seriously. This movie is fun similar to how the "Skarknado" movies are fun. It's not quite as over-the-top... but it comes close.

Unlike most heist movies, this one shows nothing about the planning of the caper, but rather shows it unfold as it happens, with no indication of what's coming next. A group of criminals (which includes multiple inside men - and women) is determined to rob a U.S. Treasury facility in Mississippi, allowing an incoming hurricane to run interference for them. The plot conceit that their plan (which was set into motion weeks earlier) was dependent on a hurricane coming ashore at Gulfport on cue is one reason this movie is ridiculous... but it does set up some good drama, exciting action and effective visuals.

The character who seems most interested in halting the heist is a woman named Casey (Maggie Grace), who is the Treasury agent on the scene. She joins forces with Will (Tony Kebbell), a meteorologist who is driving through the hurricane zone in his government-issued stormproof vehicle. Will seems to be the only one involved who knows exactly how bad this hurricane is going to get - and the only one who cares about the people who come to be held hostage in that treasury facility - when his brother (Ryan Kwanten) becomes one of them after he's called in to repair the main building's back-up generator.

"The Hurricane Heist" is a semi-good idea for a movie... which quickly blows any shot at realism. The backdrop of the job being pulled off under cover of a major storm does make for an original premise, but any shred of believability quickly flies out the window. When a hurricane cloud takes the form of a skull to mock two young boys after the storm kills their father, and an IT professional shows up for work at the treasury facility dressed as if she's going to a cocktail party and a string of incredible coincidences gets so many disparate people involved in the story, it was impossible to take this movie seriously... but that may be the point. As the plot ramps up, I felt free to revel in the ridiculousness. This film works as a heist film, an action movie and a disaster flick... if you can get past the inherent, pervasive silliness. "B-"

If you can get away with scientifically inaccurate movies with ridiculous plots, and enjoy a cinematic experience of good CGI and over-the-top action, this is your movie. Forget all those critics who would like all Hollywood movies to be like Gone With The Wind or Amélie and just enjoy this disaster movie.

Also, acting is good and plot makes even more sense than other movies like 2012 or Geostorm. I guess it got bad reviews because, as it uses to be, cast has no well-known actors in it.

If you like movies like Volcano, The Day After Tomorrow, Deep Impact, San Andreas or The Towering Inferno, you will like this flick.

Ok, so there's more than a few plot holes, ridiculous lines and 'what the hell?' moments, and the sub-plot between the brothers is unnecessary. All that aside, it's actually a pretty enjoyable movie. The acting from the main characters is for the most part solid, the story line was interesting enough to keep me interested for 90 odd minutes, and the effects were top notch. Seems like they really pumped a lot of money into CGI to make up for other shortcomings, and while they exaggerated the power of the storm way too much at times it was still impressive.

If you found movies like 'The Day After Tomorrow' and 'Geostorm' enjoyable you'll more than likely enjoy this too!

When I saw the overall score of 4/10 I didn't expect much. It's far fetched and unrealistic in a lot of areas. However the 100 minutes flew past. It's action packed pretty much all the way through. Ok there's some moments of poor acting and there's plenty of places you will say to yourself "no way would that happen", but overall it's well worth watching. Just don't expect a blockbuster. I thought giving it 5 was a little unfair so I gave it a 6/10.