Director Rob Cohen
Starring Toby Kebbell, Maggie Grace, Ryan Kwanten
Rated M
Score 1/6

Thieves attempt a massive heist against the U.S. Treasury as a Category 5 hurricane approaches one of its Mint facilities.

I really don’t remember seeing any trailers for The Hurricane Heist Online or in the cinema and I only really became aware of Hurricane Heist after reading a review for it on Jason’s Movie Blog. I should have taken his advice and skipped it. But then again, we all know I am a sucker for punishment.
As a director Rob Cohen doesn’t have the kind of name recognition that would cause the name of one of his movies to spring to the front of my mind. It was only after I looked at his filmography that I actually realised that I have come across his work before and the only actor involved with the production that I knew immediately was Ryan Kwanten.

I got the impression that Hurricane Heist did not know what kind of movie that it wanted to be. There where times that the movie’s action sequences where over the top and that it wanted to become a big loud action movie, and a couple big explosions would have been welcomed but for some reason the movie just lacked the courage to take the leap. The Hurricane itself didn’t seem to pose any real danger until the final act of the movie.
However, Hurricane Heist’s biggest sin and this might prove to be a lesson in storytelling for the filmmakers. A main villain’s death during the movie’s climax shouldn’t cause people to laugh.