The eye of a hurricane doesn’t embody a visual wall that appears like a tsunami whirling round in a wonderfully outlined circle. In The Hurricane Heist, although, we’re handled to a CGI spectacle that appears like a cross between the parting of the Red Sea and the tides of Miller’s planet in Interstellar, depicted with a degree of realism that implies that computer-animated results haven’t superior since Twister. And no less than Twister had Helen Hunt—in addition to the nascent genius of Philip Seymour Hoffman, come to consider it. It was tacky, little question, nevertheless it was self-aware sufficient that we had been allowed to have enjoyable wallowing within the cheesiness of all of it.

The story of The Hurricane Heist is that some native cops are teaming up with some Treasury brokers to tug an inside job at a money-shredding facility in Gulfport, MS. They plan to make use of the chaos of an approaching hurricane as a distraction to execute the heist. (Lest you mistake this for an unique story line, please see 1998’s Hard Rain, which stars none apart from Christian Slater.) There are a pair of brothers named Will and Breeze (sure, actually)—performed by Toby Kebbell and Ryan Kwanten, respectively—who hyperlink up with a loyal Treasury agent named Casey (Maggie Grace) to attempt to foil the plot. Will is a meteorologist who drives a truck known as the Dominator (isn’t that trademarked?) and is one thing of a hurricane whisperer. Breeze is a mechanic and a veteran. It’s unclear which department he served in as a result of, you realize, a vet’s a vet, proper?

It could be simple to name it nitpicking when the quite a few inaccuracies of a movie are cataloged, however when a film makes a pretense of being correct, it’s utterly honest and arguably fairly essential. The Hurricane Heist is rife with credibility-sapping errors. For instance, we see an image of Breeze in a Marine Corps uniform, however Will later asks him, “What’d they teach you in the Army?” It’s tempting to put in writing off this sloppiness as ignorance on the a part of director Rob Cohen. On the opposite hand, it’s as if he doesn’t care sufficient to hassle getting the minor particulars proper.

We do be taught some essential issues from this film. Buffalo Trace is sweet whiskey. Apple iPads are higher for enterprise communication than telephones. Alienware computer systems are good for hacking. And product placement by no means will get any much less annoying.

The Hurricane Heist isn’t self-aware in any respect, and it’s simply plain dumb as an alternative of tacky. Even worse, it rapidly turns into tedious as you understand what number of nice indie movies may have been made for this studio monstrosity’s finances. This is the form of film that causes one to marvel how on earth there’s an viewers for this utter dreck. Then once more, if American viewers will assist a present that’s un-ironically titled Floribama Shore…