From the very beginnings of civilisation people used to believe that weather can be changed by their actions. This reflected in various ways ranging from virgin sacrifice to trying to vote certain political leaders out of office. The beginning of Storm a.k.a. Storm Trackers, 1999 thriller directed by Harris Done, suggests that weather could be manipulated in more scientific manner. In 1992 team of US clandestine operatives led by General Roberts (played by Martin Sheen) is testing a top secret device that could, at least theoretically, alter weather patterns. But the experiment ends in disastrous failure that would later be known as Hurricane Andrew. Seven years later Dr. Ron Young (played by Luke Perry), young professor of meteorology, develops his own miniature version of the device. Because of that General Roberts invites him to join team of scientists operating in Los Angeles. Young gradually realises that General's real aim is not to find the method that could save nations from hurricanes, floods and droughts. Instead, the real purpose of the program is to develop perfect weapon of mass destruction. Young is disgusted and decides to blow the whistle with the help of Andrea McIntyre (played by Renee Estevez), Los Angeles TV reporter and his ex-girlfriend. In the meantime, one of the experiments has gone terribly wrong and Los Angeles is going to be hit by a devastating hurricane.
Despite few attempts to push a little bit of environmentalist and pacifist agenda, Storm is in its essence formulaic low-budget genre film. While the forces of nature are at least believable (thanks to cheap but passable special effects) poor casting completely destroys any suspension of disbelief. Luke Perry is simply not convincing as scientific genius while Alexandra Powers in this film couldn't be taken seriously as tough military pilot. Martin Sheen delivers more credible performance in the role of film's main villain, but that achievement, just like in many similar films, won't snatch Storm from the jaws of Hollywood mediocrity. RATING: 3/10 (+)
(Note: The text in its original form was posted in Usenet newsgroup rec.arts.films.reviews on October 11th 2004)
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