It’s hard to believe Jurassic Park is now 25 years old.
The 1993 original is revered for its ground-breaking special effects, enthralling action set-pieces, and sequences of genuine terror.
Beyond the bright lights and CG dino creations, the movie effortlessly handles its intriguing premise and solid cast of characters.
Since then, the four succeeding sequels have chipped away at the original’s reputation.
Directed by JA Bayona (The Orphanage, The Impossible), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom picks up two years after the cataclysmic events of 2015’s Jurassic World.
With Isla Nublar’s once-thought-to-be-dormant volcano set to erupt, government officials are squabbling over the survival of the island’s dinosaur inhabitants.
Velociraptor trainer Owen (Chris Pratt) and dino-activist Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) are tasked by Eli Mills (Rafe Spall) and John Hammond’s former business partner, Sir Benjamin Lockwood (James Cromwell), with rescuing a handful of dinosaurs before the volcano goes boom.
Thanks to hack writing duo Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom has a list of plot-holes longer than a T-Rex’s tail.
This lumbering, pointless sequel forces their ridiculous screenplay on a solid cast and talented director. There’s little they can do to salvage this project.
Undercutting the handful of promising moments in its first act, this sequel becomes a ludicrous, straight-to-Netflix knock-off before the closing credits.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom begins promisingly, but eventually falls flat and outstays its welcome.
This franchise needs to become extinct.
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