I didn't like this film but I guess primarily because the male lead character was such an incompetent 'pretend to know-it-all' when outside the safe confines of his city. So many things at the start - no water safety preparation (life-jackets), no fuel cans visible, minimal preparation. Such a frantic scene when a fish is landed!! Probably it was his first. And of course it got worse with every decision he made. Thank goodness for Nadia Fares - she supported the idiot at the beginning but more and more became the competent, resourceful, courageous and inventive anchor that kept him alive throughout the ugliest of scenarios one could imagine when encountering Australia's 'Deliverance' team.
Over-the-top bloodthirsty characters are necessary I guess if you are to keep the plot active and fluid. The supporting cast were excellent in this but as the main characters were attempting an escape I kept saying, "Please don't let HIM' make another decision and at the end I wondered whether they would stay married once home.
You need all of these stupid things otherwise they would get away too soon and so the film would fade to black. So I started by disliking the film but the obvious mismatch in resourcefulness made Nadia Fares role that much more stunning that I ended the film impressed by her character and her performance. It was she who was continually putting her life in danger and SHE who saved the day.
Review of Storm Warning
