Don't breathe. Don't Look Back. The Dark Side of Nature.

Starring: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Lois Smith, Alan Ruck, Sean Whalen, Scott Thomson, Todd Field

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"I gotta go Julia, we got cows." – Melissa

Why watch this? Tornados. This film gives quite an education on nature's most unpredictable phenomenon.

Plot Summary: Dr. Jo Harding, haunted by a childhood tragedy involving a tornado, leads a team of storm chasers hoping to deploy a revolutionary sensor array called "Dorothy" into the heart of a powerful twister. Her estranged husband, Bill, a former storm chaser himself, reluctantly joins the team to ensure Dorothy's successful deployment, as a record-breaking storm system sweeps across Texas and Oklahoma.

Dad's Preview: Tornados hit Texas quite often, and I know first-hand, they can be devastating. I weathered one up close... and that was enough for a lifetime. This film follows a group of highly intellectual and intuitive "storm chasers" during a weather event causing several tornados in rural Kansas. They encounter three very different tornados. It's a lot of excitement as the chasers pursue the funnels, only to narrowly escape. The squabbling and chemistry between Paxton and Hunt is very engaging, as their personal past keeps bubbling out. You can't miss a young Philip Seymour Hoffman in a dorky red ballcap.

Universal Pictures, Amblin Ent.; Warner Bros.