Texas Twister

Brett Bentman's Texas Twister promises an exciting, action-packed ride through tornado-ravaged landscapes, but instead delivers a dull and preachy sermon on religion. If you're expecting heart-pounding chases and devastating weather, prepare for disappointment. There's hardly a single tornado in sight.

The film tries to mask its lackluster plot with the pretense of exploring deep, philosophical themes. However, what it really offers is a meandering, painfully slow narrative that feels more like a church service than a cinematic experience. The story centers around a small Texas town and its residents, whose lives supposedly intertwine in meaningful ways. In reality, it's a collection of clichés about faith, doubt, and redemption, executed with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer.

The characters are as flat and uninteresting as the landscape they inhabit. The enigmatic preacher, the central figure in this dreary tale, delivers sermons that are more tedious than thought-provoking. His monologues, filled with heavy-handed metaphors and moralistic drivel, dominate the film, leaving little room for actual plot development or character growth.

Cinematographically, the film offers nothing new. The vast Texan plains are shot with a monotonous sameness that fails to capture any real beauty or significance. The soundtrack, an uninspired mix of hymns and folksy tunes, does little to elevate the dreariness of the film. Instead, it adds to the overall feeling of being trapped in a never-ending Sunday service.

The pacing is glacial, dragging the viewer through endless scenes of existential angst and religious platitudes. Any potential for genuine drama or excitement is smothered by the film's pretentious attempts at profundity. The performances are equally lackluster, with actors seemingly as bored with their roles as the audience is likely to be.

In the end, "Texas Twister" is a misnomer. There's no storm, no twist, and certainly no excitement. What could have been an interesting exploration of faith in the face of natural disaster is instead a tedious slog through uninspired dialogue and predictable character arcs. Brett Bentman might have intended to create a deep, philosophical film, but the result is a pretentious, plodding bore. Skip this one unless you're in desperate need of a nap.

The dialog throughout this entire movie is ridiculous. Some of the scenes make no sense and contribute nothing to the movie. The mugging scene does nothing to further the story. The scene with the psychologist was senseless. She reviewed his file? What file? There are so many lines in the movie that people simply wouldn't say. He pulls a gun to protect his family. From a hurricane? The actors aren't too bad. But the dialog is just so bad. Much of the movie just doesn't make sense. I found it hard to believe John Schneider agreed to be in this movie. I should have checked the reviews first. Don't waste your time......

This movie isn't about a tornado movie , but a guy who thinks that there's going to be a tornado. The movie is more of a psychological thriller with a guy who keep having dreams of a tornado and believes that its coming to him and his family. I found the movie to be misleading because don't show tornados on the poster if there's not tornados action to be found in this movie. Now, the psychological thriller could work if its title something else than what people think what its going to be. They also put religious in it with the main character think it has something to do with that, even though it made little sense. Most of the time it just the characters thinking that this guy is crazy and him keep going on about it. It makes the movie less enjoyable to watch And the ending is just the filmmakers trolling you.

Overall, this is the worst disaster movie that I ever watch.

Right, well I had never heard about the 2024 movie "Texas Twister" prior to stumbling upon and opting to sit down and watch it.

And I was virtually under the assumption that I would be watching a natural disaster movie. So imagine my surprise when I realized that this movie was a drama about a man struggling with mental problems and inner demons. Yeah, talk about a swing and a miss. And the movie's cover most definitely leads you on with the promise of a natural disaster movie, with four twisters wrecking havoc upon a city. But don't be fooled, because the movie is overselling the movie by a landslide, and it has nothing to do with the snoozefest that is "Texas Twister".

Writer and director Brett Bentman failed horribly to entertain me with this swing and a miss of a movie.

I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, aside from John Schneider and Noel Gugliemi. But I will say that the acting performances were actually fair, despite the fact that the script and storyline was a dumpster fire.

And it was quite a struggle to sit through, especially since it was nothing at all what I had imagined I would be in for. And this is most certainly not a movie that I would recommend for you to waste your time, money or effort on. Not worth the effort, and definitely not a movie that I will ever return to watch a second time.

My rating of "Texas Twister" lands on a generous two out of ten stars.

Found this movie very ventertaining. Some of the acting was a little flat and John Schneider clearly over shadowed everyone, but the storyline was good. Then ending was underwhelming and a bit confusing. Still enjoyed watching the movie however. Would hope there would be a sequel to tie it all together and bring about a bit of a better conclusion.

I liked the actors and the story and how tornadoes were involved in the story. Also truly enjoyed the biblical aspect to try to explain how grief and the failure to truly go through the grieving process can become debilitating. Overall a decent movie which would greatly be better with a sequal.