Talk about a whirlwind summer.
After a lackluster April and May, the box office came roaring back to life with monster hits like “Inside Out 2” and “Deadpool & Wolverine.” While those two installments did even better than expected — “Inside Out 2” is now the top-grossing animated film of all time, and “Deadpool & Wolverine” just raked in a cool billion — maybe the biggest surprise of the season is “Twisters.”
No superheroes or Jedi warriors; just regular Americans showing up and doing their duty.
Much like one of the titular tornados Glen Powell and crew chase down, the disaster flick’s success seemed to come out of nowhere.
In retrospect, it makes sense that audiences would flock to this highly belated sequel to 1996’s “Twister.” A non-woke, thrilling blockbuster for all ages, with likeable movie stars portraying likeable characters; big, edge-of-your-seat action sequences; and a story with heart? Take our money. […]
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