Energetic actioner unhampered by any plot whatsoever (increasingly less surprising in Crichton's work). Effects are top-notch and the cast of largely-unknowns has a fine silly time chasing twisters across Oklahoma and merrily chewing the scenery in the process. Bill Paxton is fun, as he has been ever since stealing scenes in Aliens, but seems less comfortable with a leading-man position than he is with a supporting role. If slam-bang action is your bag, this is the flick for you! But if you prefer byzantine plotting and meaningful dialogue, move along, move along. Nothing to see here, citizens.
