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Tornado
Directed by
John Maclean
R
2025
1h 31m
Action
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5.5
66%
49%
6.2
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A Japanese puppeteer's daughter gets caught up with criminals when their show crosses paths with a crime gang, led by Sugarman and his son Little Sugar.
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Cast of Tornado
Kōki
Tornado
Tim Roth
Sugarman
Jack Lowden
Little Sugar
Takehiro Hira
Fujin
Rory McCann
Kitten
Raphaël Thiéry
Mint
Alex Macqueen
Laird
Jack Morris
Squid Lips
Dennis Okwera
Psychotic Bandit
Jamie Michie
Archer Bandit
Bryan Michael Mills
Musician Bandit
Ian Hanmore
Thief Bandit
Douglas Russell
Lazy Legs
Sammy Hayman
Archer Assistant
Joanne Whalley
Vienna Crawford
Nathan Malone
The Boy
Kerry Lynn Hamilton
Lady of the House
Nina Barnett
Charlotte
Clive Kneller
Weasel
Jude Cranston
Knife Thrower
Tornado Ratings & Reviews
Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)
Mark Kermode
A terrifically entertaining film with a dark, strange, offbeat edge.
rachelsreviews.net
Rachel Wagner
Tornado will be too much of a slow burn for some but it's very well made with compelling characters
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
A deliberately paced story punctuated by bursts of brutal action, gorgeous to look at but dramatically rather thin...impressive in spurts but odd and ultimately unsatisfying as a whole.
Movie Madness Podcast
Erik Childress
John Maclean essentially refashions his debut, Slow West, into a less compelling chase/revenge film with Tim Roth on autopilot and some poorly edited and blocked action beats.
Loud and Clear Reviews
William Stottor
John Maclean's Tornado is thin on plot, but handsome production design, stylish action sequences, and strong performances ensure it is a scintillating ride.
Third Coast Review
Steven Prokopy
Tornado is entertaining, for sure, but it also feels lived in and authentic while telling a story that could only play out in this specific time and place.
National Review
Armond White
Maclean goes film-school and poetic, quoting Arseni Tarkovsky... Tarkovsky père isn't Tarkovsky fils, and Tornado isn't serious or intelligent enough.
In Review Online
Chris Cassingham
Tornado is... tinged with darkly absurdist comedy and violence a la Sergio Leone and Akira Kurosawa, [but that doesn't] quite save a film propped up feebly by blunt dialogue and simple psychology.
We Live Entertainment
Aaron Neuwirth
The opportunities to create another great western are here, but they only somewhat arrive where they need to in execution.
The Cinesnob Podcast
Kiko Martinez
Feels like a Quentin Tarantino-genre-mash-up-movie but one where Tarantino forgets to write the script.
Movies and Munchies (YouTube)
Chris Joyce
Good visuals can't offset an uninspired plot and unknown characters… which is what Tornado hopes to do… distract us with pretty imagery in hopes we'll not pay attention to the lack of anything else of substance within the movie.
The Playlist
Warren Cantrell
And while the basic elements of the story keep things moderately interesting insofar as this is a gorgeous movie about simple, visually legible things, there's just not a lot of fun to be had with it all.
Movie Brief
Michael Nordine
The movie might not be as strong a force of nature as its title suggests, but at least she is.
AV Club
Andy Crump
It's more that the specific combination of jidaigeki period piece, highland character study, and frontier justice that's new, making Tornado a harrowing, blustery, violent amalgamation of an idiosyncratic spirit.
RogerEbert.com
Simon Abrams
Your enjoyment of "Tornado" depends on how much you want to root for thinly drawn characters who don't look strong enough to carry an entire movie.
New York Times
Glenn Kenny
In the title role, the singer-songwriter Koki is both charming and indomitable.
Austin Chronicle
Richard Whittaker
Tornado is at its most bracing when it blows like a chill moorland wind, low and constant.
Chicago Reader
Maxwell Rabb
Visually, Tornado grips hard, and its climactic confrontations deliver adrenaline in spades, a clear homage to Akira Kurosawa's signature blood geysers again and again. Still, in no way does this climax feel earned.
Slant Magazine
Alexander Mooney
Tornado's winking theatricality, thematic fixations with myth and avarice, and pared-down plotting add up to a heady concoction, but it's more conducive to reflection than engagement.
IndieWire
Josh Slater-Williams
Despite considerable thrills throughout, Maclean's writing makes it seem as though his characters never actually existed in their world before the film started.
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