This is based upon true events
A sudden deadly storm comes upon a Texas town and effects Linemen who maintain live hi-tension wires and the electrical grid. Lineman Foreman Beau (John Travolta) wants his niece Bailey (Kate Bosworth) to go to college, but Bailey has other plans. Beau doesn't like Bailey's boyfriend Duncan (Devon Sawa) and now Duncan is hired as a Lineman. Oh, oh
When our power goes out we wait for those Lineman to get busy, regardless of the weather, to get our power back. Normally, we don't think of the dangers they face in doing their job. Maybe we should. This movie doesn't really bring this home to us. It gave us a little but could have and should have done more along those lines. Many Linemen die doing their jobs and this is brought out much more in the statements at the end of the movie. The movie should have done more along this line. Bits and pieces are shown until the very end when the Big Storm hits.
Perhaps the problem rests with too much emphasis on the sub-plots with Bailey and her boyfriend Duncan; Beau's next door neighbor Eugene (Ryan Robbins) and his seemingly abandoned wife Carline (Julie Benz); and Ron (Matt Bellefleur) the wannabe boyfriend to Bailey.
The question we have to ask ourselves is were all those sub-plots pertinent to the true events regarding the deadly storm that was about to hit or was the director filling in time? Inquiring minds want to know.
Notables: Gil Bellows as Pork Chop a Lineman on Beau's team; Sharon Stone as Duncan's mother.
However, on the whole, the story does try to bring out the dangers Linemen face on a daily basis especially when the weather is quite stormy. The last scene is a grim reminder of that. We can look at this movie as a good first step. (7/10)
Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: No. Language: No.
A sudden deadly storm comes upon a Texas town and effects Linemen who maintain live hi-tension wires and the electrical grid. Lineman Foreman Beau (John Travolta) wants his niece Bailey (Kate Bosworth) to go to college, but Bailey has other plans. Beau doesn't like Bailey's boyfriend Duncan (Devon Sawa) and now Duncan is hired as a Lineman. Oh, oh
When our power goes out we wait for those Lineman to get busy, regardless of the weather, to get our power back. Normally, we don't think of the dangers they face in doing their job. Maybe we should. This movie doesn't really bring this home to us. It gave us a little but could have and should have done more along those lines. Many Linemen die doing their jobs and this is brought out much more in the statements at the end of the movie. The movie should have done more along this line. Bits and pieces are shown until the very end when the Big Storm hits.
Perhaps the problem rests with too much emphasis on the sub-plots with Bailey and her boyfriend Duncan; Beau's next door neighbor Eugene (Ryan Robbins) and his seemingly abandoned wife Carline (Julie Benz); and Ron (Matt Bellefleur) the wannabe boyfriend to Bailey.
The question we have to ask ourselves is were all those sub-plots pertinent to the true events regarding the deadly storm that was about to hit or was the director filling in time? Inquiring minds want to know.
Notables: Gil Bellows as Pork Chop a Lineman on Beau's team; Sharon Stone as Duncan's mother.
However, on the whole, the story does try to bring out the dangers Linemen face on a daily basis especially when the weather is quite stormy. The last scene is a grim reminder of that. We can look at this movie as a good first step. (7/10)
Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: No. Language: No.