Christmas Twister 🌪 (2012) is a disaster film currently available on Tubi. The story follows a family that recently moved to Texas. The mother is a local news reporter, and the father is a storm chaser with a tarnished reputation after a failed storm prediction led to an unnecessary town evacuation. When he tries to warn people about an incoming series of devastating storms, no one-including his wife-believes him. But as the storms begin wreaking havoc, it's only a matter of time before everyone takes notice.
Directed by Peter Sullivan (High School Possession), the movie stars Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Victoria Pratt (Journey to the Center of the Earth), Richard Burgi (The Green Inferno), and Madelyn Deutch (Bad Company).
This film marks a rare appearance by Casper Van Dien, who hasn't been in many leading roles since Starship Troopers-and it's easy to see why. His performance here is abysmal, and the rest of the cast doesn't fare much better. The script is poorly written, and the delivery of both dialogue and scenarios feels forced and awkward. The twisters lack intensity, though the aftermath scenes depicting destruction are decent. There are a couple of surprisingly good kill scenes, but even that can't save this trainwreck.
Overall, Christmas Twister feels like a low-budget made-for-TV Lifetime movie you'd likely switch off after 15 minutes. I'd rate it 2.5/10 and recommend skipping it.
