 Twisters updates the original by making its heroine, not its hero, the center of gravity. But alas, the script doesn't let Kate be a whole lot of fun. Although Edgar Jones is a good actress, she was terrific on the TV series Normal People, she lacks the big-screen electricity of an Emma Stone or Jennifer Lawrence. She's a bit overmatched by Powell, a confident actor who seems to think that there's an Academy Award for smugness.