For all you thrill seekers out there: nature has never struck ice cold fear into your hearts quite like this before.
This is the rare big scale disaster film that manages to have amazing graphics on a grand, apocalyptic scale, but also makes what is happening to the characters feel personal and urgent. Into the Storm is filmed in the trendy “found footage” fashion, following two main storylines. The first is of a documentary crew that chases storms, with Pete (Matt Walsh) heading the team relentlessly as he is running out of time and money for these adventures. Another noteworthy member of the team is Allison (Sarah Wayne Callies), who is the meteorologist of the group, responsible for finding out where the storms are going to be. We find out that she’s also a single mother, with a kid at grandma’s, and that makes the storm she’s about to head into that much more ominous. The other storyline we follow is that of a high school vice principal (Richard Armitage) and his two sons, who happen to be interviewing people around them for a time capsule, a convenient and interesting way to document what happens in the film and staying with the genre.
The bottom line is, Into the Storm is a refreshing take on storm and thriller movies alike, with a talented director who knows exactly how to strike genuine fear into our hearts.
“Into The Storm” hits theaters this Friday, August 8.