Another unfortunate consequence of global warming: the return of the cheesy disaster movie. This mild example resembles countless Channel 5 afternoon premieres: for Greg Evigan and Suzanne Somers, we have Veep's Matt Walsh and Prison Break's Sarah Wayne Callies as "stormchasers" (jock meteorologists) pursuing hurricanes through Michigan, while Richard Armitage essays the Dean Cain role as the vice-principal charged with rescuing his son from "the old papermill". Its destructive setpieces may loose the odd popcorn kernel on to the multiplex carpet, but it's really just an effects reel: the weather – cloudy wisps turning to massive, fiery hellblasts – is considerably better developed than its quarry. Stick with Twister.
Into the Storm review – mild effects reel
The disaster movie may be back, but this storm-chasing example only reaches Channel 5 heights on the Beaufort scale, writes Mike McCahill