Devil Winds

Although CGI was needed for a film like this, "Devil Winds" manages to weave it in seamlessly with considerable real film footage of forming storms. The result is some action with nature on the rampage that comes very close to reality. The reality of CGI is still in the back of one's mind, but it doesn't overpower the video action taking place. So, one has a sense of watching the real terror of nature on the rampage in a tornado.

And, that is the best thing about and reason for watching this film. The cast are all okay, but nothing special, and the plot is so-so. It's too bad that the producers couldn't use some real funnel footage - it's out there, and I've seen it on news casts and on videos. I've also watched real tornadoes myself from a distance. Still, the storm action and tracking scenes are the reason for watching this movie that was made for TV.

A tornado kills a man's wife. Not just any man. Pete Jensen, a meteorologist turned cop with the supernatural ability to experience flashbacks from an event he wasn't present at. Lucky for the producers of this cheapie his flashbacks are the exact same footage we saw earlier while he was in another part of the state.

Despite returning to the site of the disaster ten years later for his estranged daughter's college graduation, he promptly dumps his grumpy offspring for a standby seat in the disaster cabin of a hurricane hunter plane. Father of the year material then risks his life chasing tornadoes and doing pretty much anything other than spending time with his daughter. Along the way he befriends Nicole Eggert, who is well cast as the most cliche news reporter since Lois Lane. I won't spoil what happens next, but the news reporter is easy, there's an irresponsibly managed communicable disease lab in the path of a storm, and our hero saves the day impressing his daughter along the way.

This made for TV cheapie is fairly good given the obvious budgetary limitations. The actors do the best they can on claustrophobic sets and in front of a green screen of a tornado while the sky is blue overhead. Like everything else the story isn't half bad, despite having kids on a field trip while a hurricane is bearing down on them. Five stars all the way around.

It is a made for TV movie, in the genre that has been overdone to some extent. It does have some interesting moments, like the ride in the Hurricane Hunter. It is not a bad movie and certainly better than some of the late night, or early morning fair.I have certainly seen much worse. The actors made the best of the script given and yes, some of the footage would be better using older stock footage, buts lets all remember that this is a lower budget made for TV movie and is certainly not a waste of time. It is not a movie I would buy a copy of, but certainly better than a lot of what is out there.It has some interesting twist, no pun intended where it certainly diverges from Twister and Night of the Twisters.

The casting in this movie is really bad why are all the younger women so arrogant and such smart mouthed.

Put the men down any chance they get not good for film making .

Realize streaming is cheaper but audience deserve good quality for their money This male/female badgering is not accomplishing anything but losing viewers.

I love the graphics of disaster movies really good but please cast better actors and actresses.

Just a budgeted down version of twister. if you've watched twister you've seen this rubbish.