"We said our I love you's and waited to die."
Tornadoes are a motherfucker. I survived one that destroyed my residence more than 25 years ago now. That tornado was a baby, and completely insignificant in comparison to the beast on display in this doc. Mother nature can be terrifying.
I have always been fascinated by twisters, long before being stuck in one. There's a group of kids in this that hop in their vehicle to go check out the…
It's a helluva story.
And for anyone with even the slightest bit of claustrophobia or fear of drowning, the anxiety of the situation will only add to an already tense buildup. The cast is great. They aren't flashy performances, but they don't need to be. They're just all doing their best to remain calm and solve the problem at hand. No bullshit theatrics or unnecessary fluff. The story speaks for itself.
Parkinson does a solid job as well, managing to…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
As a fellow Gen-Xer with a big fucking mouth and little to no patience when it comes to stupidity or the "sheep-ification" of fucking everything, I am almost the target audience for this. I say almost because the abandon your principles in service of your mini-you is not something I can relate to. I don't have one, never wanted one, and that has certainly had something to do with my isolation as I've aged. I also have no opinions about…
Add volcanoes to the list of things that I never want to be in close proximity with...
Well made, but sometimes problematic...
It is at its best when the humanity of those involved is at the forefront...be it the nightmarish recollections of the survivors or the unbridled heroism of those who risked their own safety in service of others.
