Into the Storm is mainly focused on the series of tornadoes that has swept over Silverton, Oklahoma and the effect it had on it's people. This is the now classic 1996 film Twister (also released by Warner Brothers) rebooted for the social media generation: from the storm chasers eager to get inside the eye of the storm, to hillbillies looking for that instant fame on YouTube by doing some crazy stunts and a school documenting thru video a time capsule which shall be opened 25 years later: it is one entertaining and unpredictable disaster film.
The visual effects are remarkable: from the tornadoes forming up in the sky to electric posts falling, there's no need for 3D to admire the effort done in creating the visual aspects of the movie but it would be best to watch this in a theater with a good sound system to better hear it's auditory effects. It's running time of an hour and 29 minutes is just about right.
There are shades of other films in Into the Storm: Twister, Final Destination, Jackass, Armageddon and even Titanic comes to mind. It makes sense that it's director Steven Quale's resume includes being the director of Final Destination 5 as well as the assistant director for Titanic. An avid moviegoer can easily see this.
Into the Storm is one of the well made disaster movies in recent times and watching it feels like being there right in the eye of the tornado.