In the near future the world has been beset by catastrophic weather events and scientists in many countries have come together to create a net of satellites that encompass the world and control the weather. But what if someone were to hack into those satellites and use them as a weapon and create a Geostorm?

Honestly, the best approach you can take to Gerard Butler’s latest film is to believe it has been made intentionally bad and wring laughs out of the absurd situations, heightened melodramatic dialogue and preposterous plot. Spoiler alert, this is the sort of film where the dog survives! Even with that attitude you would be a better person than I to find any enjoyment during your viewing.

Ignoring the scenario should be taken for granted, there is no reason to discuss the space age revolution that means in 2 years time we would be capable of surrounding the planet with weather controlling satellites or the moral absurdity of resolving the damage to the Earth caused by man by just circumventing it with these satellites. What we want is high-octane action, great special effects and some laughs to keep us distracted from the absurdity and terrible nature of the plot. Unfortunately none of those things come. If you watch the suite of trailers for the film you will get to see the majority of the weather attacks, the special effects are serviceable and in some places terrible and there are few laughs. The best of which for me was simply a character calling out how ridiculous it would be to have a project called ZEUS, because of course it would be.

If you do choose to watch it I would suggest to do so with someone else so you can get more enjoyment discussing some of the finer plot points after.