Review of Jurassic World (2015) by Seth S — 26 Aug 2017

Liked the movie but wish it was darker in tone and the characters were more believable and it missed a lot of wonderment in it that the original had.

This review of Jurassic World (2015) was written by Seth S on 26 Aug 2017.

Jurassic World has generally received positive reviews.

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