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Actual tornadoes are far more terrifying than this movie is, and it's a pity that the film squanders that idea,

The sky turns green, the air smells of ozone, the wind rages overhead, and the sirens scream. Typically, you sit with your family in a hot, unventilated bathroom (a tenth the size of the one in the movie) making jokes and trying to keep the kids quiet while praying you won't take a direct hit. You think of every stray tree branch, whether the hail will smash your windows and roof, and think of the times you have seen an entire town leveled to dirty grass after an F-5. Everyone has a charged phone, and it is tuned to the local tv station. As soon as it hits, people begin digging through the rubble for survivors, and everyone is terrified of hitting a life electric wire.

It isn't like this movie and it isn't like "Twister." The fear is real, justified and not based in CGI. The apocalyptic skies and the post hit damage really do feel like they are created by witchcraft. Snakes really do crawl into your house, as the water in the creeks rise.

Fifty years of living in Tornado Alley brought me to this preposterous blend of "Swiss Family Tornadoson" and "The Craft." It's a family drama where I care about no one. Drunk, abusive Daddy is more terrifying that the storm and the bad juju. Mom can't stop whining about protecting her kids, but only helps when it's too late. The little boy actor tries hard to be afraid of a rubber snake. Big Sis wonders if she caused the whole thing by being with her new girlfriend.

The viewers fear for the children saddled with inept parents, which helps the tension rise. But the tension does nothing but make us want to kill drunk, abusive Daddy as the film grinds SLOWLY to the end.

When it's all over, you wish you had taken a direct hit from the tornado instead of watching this movie,

It's good and unique but also flawed. It has a dark crazy atmosphere with some disgusting and disturbing scenes. Story at first seems intriguing but then gets stupid. The mom's performance is bad. All in all, it's a fun original indie horror but it's full of nonsense.

I didn't expect this movie to be great. But I thought it would at least be entertaining, or have something that it would build up to. It starts out OK, but it just kept getting worse as it went on. I hoped that the ending would make up for all of this, but instead it had a terrible ending, if you would even call it that.

Starts off pretty OK and looks like it might be a keeper.

But early on withteh first flashback things take a turn and the movie starts to suck.

The acting is only marginally good but the father is horrible. He's abrassive without reason and becomes more and more annoying with his over the top bad acting.

Soon the movie is nothing more than tedious.

Then we find out it wasnt just a tornado. Something more sinister is happening. But by this time you won't care. Plus, it's not all that interesting.

No need to watch this crap. It's really bad.

Thought the acting was fine and story fine. Yes, ambiguity is not always what an audience wants but the only thing I'll say is I did like it more when I looked up more about the book it's based on.

There is a surprising amount of things to love about this film: claustrophobic tension, effective mystery that spaces it's reveals and twists out perfectly, great performances from almost the entire cast, complex familial drama that makes the tension more engaging, and near-perfect pacing.

That being said, this story has so many great aspects that the ending is crushed underneath their weight. The film ends feeling unfinished; so many compelling themes are abandoned, characters not given closure, and questions not answered.

What happened here? They sure need to do something, all right: finish the script! I was loving it and I feel cheated.

We need to do something about every Tom, Dick and Harry with a video camera thinking they're capable of making a watchable movie.

We need to do something about vanity producers creating and enlisting shill accounts to pile praise onto their monstrosities through fake reviews and ratings.

This is not a movie for everyone and sure it's gonna be critized. But I think it will be a cult movie in the future. Better watch it with zero expectations, in a stormy day and just focusing on the hipnotic of Sierra McCormick. A fun, straightforward horror with a demonic twist, 80s touch and minimalistic ways to impress me.

I know that everyone is use to seeing the "what the hell did I just watch" review, but seriously.... WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST WATCH? I am fairly certain that I have never left a review with those words, but for this movie it is definitely warranted! I have never complained about spending $6.99 to watch a movie, but I would have rather spent the money on ANYTHING else. $7 worth of dirt, sure why not?!? Honestly, I would have rather sat in my own bathroom watching paint dry for 96 minutes!

I don't want to leave any spoilers for those of you who decide to watch this film, but I suggest watching anything else. There is really nothing good I can say about it other than I'm glad it's over. You can't even blame Covid for this mess!

Vulgar script. Unbelievable screenplay The film is billed as a horror movie. I thought it was more a failed attempt at black comedy. I had to turn it off before it ended because I was cringing from the embarassing awful dialogue.

Look at the title! That's just some random inconsequential line from early on in the movie.

Let's see, some things I REALLY like in a horror movie: Confined/claustrophobic location. Limited cast. The cast is all doomed! Supernatural element. Witchcraft. I would also consider myself a fan of Pat Healy.

What went oh so wrong? Limitations (funny enough, these are usually an asset in low budget horror), a complete lack of creativity, and a lack of effort to follow anything through. Makes for a very tedious watch.

I don't know how much more one-dimensional all the characters in this movie can be. They behave exactly how you expect them to behave throughout the running time. Each character is written to basically have one trait. Ok, maybe the girl (the sole source of flashbacks) goes from surly, to scared, to sad, and back to scared. I think that's the only thing that could even be considered a character arc in this whole mess. And, boy, that's a stretch.

A family of four hole themselves up in their bathroom as the result of a storm. A tree blocks the door. The daughter's inane flashbacks follow her lesbian relationship, and the two of them cast a spell they found on the internet. Chaos ensues outside the bathroom as a result, only these filmmakers don't feel the audience is privy enough to be allowed to know what's actually going on. We hear noises. A snake torments them. Daughter pulls a tongue from outside the door... and everyone eats it.

It's actually offensive how these filmmakers are treating their audience. They shelter your eyes from anything that might be of interest, they refuse to give these characters anything to do (well, they give them ONE thing), and offer no form of resolution. Literally, why am I watching this? It is a complete hollow shell of a movie, and I hope the writer and director never work again.

For a good laugh, read some of the raves quoted on the box.

Claustrophobic perfect performances from this small cast were amazing. The movie was kinda slow but they made use of every opportunity to reveal something in the story. This one-room kinda survival movies are hard to make and I must say this was really done well. I recommend this for the family horror time.

This is the most ridiculous movie I think I have ever watched. Skip it and thank me later.

This was one of the biggest disappointments I've had in years. A family gets trapped in a bathroom after a storm and you're not sure if it's the apocalypse or they're just having a really bad week. Either way it was a poorly written, poorly acted piece of cinematic garbage with an ending that leaves you hating yourself just a little more for watching it.

Imagine "This is the end" except without the comedy, the decent actors, and filmed entirely inside a bathroom set from The Golden Girls and that was this movie. There's no "maybe it's not so bad" here, this was, without question, an absolute waste of my time.

I'm just not sure when it is that people stopped remembering that we watch a horror movie...to be horrified ...for the experience..... I'm going through all these reviews that are full of upset over unanswered questions and questionable acting.

To that I'll say: it was the constant uncertainty and crazy acting that did it for me early on.

Considering the global pandemic and all that has come with it, I was sucked in and suffocating in dread 20 minutes in. I found myself looking around the room I was in, wondering how I would get out if I had to.

Sure, a lot more could have been done with certain aspects- I get that sometimes it makes for a better experience to get smart backstories and breakdowns and explanations... but this movie doesn't need to do that to horrify you.

You ever been hungry? I mean, really hungry? Now think about being hangry, suffering through withdrawal symptoms, slowly but surely losing your mind and your only food source is raw. Bloody. Maybe human. That alone has me creeped out.

This will also hit hard if you've experienced domestic hardships- especially where kids are involved.

That may be the part that got me the most.

So, yeah, pretty good horror movie for SURE.

It does its job.

Promising cult classic, this movie pulls out of the stops.. and then some. Good acting makes it worthy.

Some flashbacks were not needed, but most other scenes intriguing and unique. Premise of the film a joke.

I like Pat Healy. He always does a great job going crazy, as he does here. Unfortunately, this is the only thing this movie has going for it. I found it grotesque to the point of being nearly unwatchable. Puke is not entertaining. The what's and why's are never explained. Cryptic trash and lazy writing. The story and script are a joke. I would skip this one.

What a waste of time. Very dull plot with absolutely no answers in the end. Just as the movie picks up and you think it's going to be promising, it falls short and you're left disappointed. Honestly should be a crime to do this to viewers. No it's not "artsy" and there's no "hidden message"- it's literally like watching a black hole into nothing. Skip it.

Very poor movie and script is non sense. It is a real waste of time..but could have been better.