Review of Devil Winds (2003) by Keith P — 11 Jul 2010

This DTV movie follows a former storm chaser as he finds himself drawn back into the chase10 years after a storm, that has divided his family.

In terms of story, DEVIL WINDS attempts to make things interesting, but struggles to really get the ball rolling. The film goes out of its way to keep things lively, but there's not really much going on. Even when the twisters themselves come into play.

A couple of things struck me as odd. The first of which is how the tornado watch/warning system was played out here. The entire movie never once dealt with the idea of a tornado watch or remotely hinted at it. Even when there was a twister right on the front. There are also a few lighting scenes, that just struck me as odd. Particularly the lighting strike to the camerman early on and how he was seemingly hit, when it wasn't the camera that got hit at all, but rather the top of the news van.

For Erica Durance fans, Erica is pretty much here front and center as the lead's daughter. She pretty much shines here for what's been given to her. There's a scene or two, that comes off as a bit awful in terms of sexual foreplay, but that comes at fault on the script.