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5.1/10
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Thieves attempt a massive heist against the U.S. Treasury as a Category 5 hurricane approaches one of its Mint facilities.Thieves attempt a massive heist against the U.S. Treasury as a Category 5 hurricane approaches one of its Mint facilities.Thieves attempt a massive heist against the U.S. Treasury as a Category 5 hurricane approaches one of its Mint facilities.
Jamie Andrew Cutler
- Rice
- (as James Cutler)
Keith D. Evans
- Deputy Rothilsberg
- (as Keith Evans)
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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.
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.
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
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.
Like I always say, I write only because of one of the three reasons:
1) if the movie is extremely good 2) if people are unnecessarily bashing a good movie 3) if it has a low rating.
I decided to write this review because of 1st reason.
I expected a Low-Budget action movie (B-movie in short), in the likes of Dolph Lundgren, Steven Seagal and Van Damme but it was surprisingly better one. I can not call it a B-movie, it is somehow in-between a B-movie and the big-budget action movies of Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. It does not have story development or planning of those big action movies but it is original, funny and has a really good Hurricane (best part of the movie). Go, forget the world, grab something to eat, sit and enjoy. you will not watch it 2nd time but for one time watch, hell yeah :)
1) if the movie is extremely good 2) if people are unnecessarily bashing a good movie 3) if it has a low rating.
I decided to write this review because of 1st reason.
I expected a Low-Budget action movie (B-movie in short), in the likes of Dolph Lundgren, Steven Seagal and Van Damme but it was surprisingly better one. I can not call it a B-movie, it is somehow in-between a B-movie and the big-budget action movies of Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. It does not have story development or planning of those big action movies but it is original, funny and has a really good Hurricane (best part of the movie). Go, forget the world, grab something to eat, sit and enjoy. you will not watch it 2nd time but for one time watch, hell yeah :)
"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-"
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-"
Did you know
- TriviaIn the trailer, viewers are told that the heist is planned during the monstrous hurricane that is pushing 600 miles per hour. The highest sustained wind speed ever recorded in a hurricane on Earth is 215 miles per hour, during Hurricane Patricia in 2015.
- GoofsCasey refers to herself as a Treasury agent in most scenes, but in one scene, she says she's with the ATF. They are two different agencies.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Terrible Movies of 2018 So Far (2018)
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Box office
- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,115,825
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,024,399
- Mar 11, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $32,517,273
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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