Jet Stream – Movie Review
ABC Film Challenge – Disaster Movies – J
Director: Jeffery Scott Lando
Writer: Jeffery Scott Lando (Screenplay)
Cast
- David Chokachi (Emerald Run)
- Ruth Kearney (Primeval)
- Steven Hartley (All Creatures Great and Small)
- Don Michael Paul (The Island)
- Preston James Hillier (The Walking Dead)
Plot: A TV weatherman tries to prove his theory that a series of unexplained catastrophes are the result of powerful winds found in the upper atmosphere coming down to ground level.
Runtime: 1 Hour 28 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Jet Stream starts when a government experiment spirals out of control. TV weatherman Steve ‘Sunny’ Simpson (Chokachi) has been tracking the weather phenomenon. His research discovers something terrifying and grabs the attention of lead scientist Daniel (Hillier).
Steve and Daniel must put their differences aside to solve the problem caused. However, the damage has been done and the military’s latest weapon has caused a domino effect on the weather systems.
Verdict on Jet Stream
Jet Stream is a sci-fi action thriller that follows a government experiment that affects the weather system. A TV weatherman is recruited to deal with the problem, as it was part of his original design, and they face a race to save the world.
When it comes to government-created disasters, this follows the typical concept of them wanting to turn something good into a weapon. It presents the secretive side of the idea but doesn’t show any of the destruction created. This is part of the problem with movies like this, they believe the story is good enough to escape the action side of the movie. By failing to show the destruction, we don’t see its bigger impact on the world. It feels like a typical style of movie we see a lot and fails to give us enough to work with.
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Final Thoughts –Jet Stream is a typical low-budget disaster movie.
