Why Adam McKay’s ‘Thrash’ Drowns in Climate Fearmongering

There are two distinct signs that Climate Change fearmonger Adam McKay produced the shark thriller “Thrash.” The creative team gave him a shout-out with a McKay-themed tanker that spills its cargo early in the film. And the story never stops reminding us that we helped make the movie’s signature storm a reality. Where’s that Al Gore cameo when you need it? “Thrash” is still an unabashed B-movie, and it works best by leaning into those genre tics. The story simply doesn’t know whether to let loose or keep reminding us why we need to reduce our carbon footprint, and stat. (Except China can do what it pleases…) A massive storm is heading toward a coastal South Carolina town, and a few unwise souls haven’t heeded the warnings to seek higher ground. Dakota (Whitney) has a good excuse. She’s be