Review of Jurassic World Dominion (2022) by Gizmo210688 — 11 Jun 2022

Whilst certainly far from perfect, Jurassic World Dominion certainly delivers on scares, thrills and spills. Bringing an end to the Jurassic era that began way back in 1993, it’s full of nostalgia and covert (and not so covert) nods to the original Jurassic Park.

Bringing back original cast members Sam Neil, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum to join original Jurassic World cast members Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard and Isabella Sermon is a master stroke, and seeing them all together on screen again just feels right in a film that serves as a finale to the Jurassic era. Admittedly the dialogue is forgettable and cliche at times, though there are plenty of humour and classic lines throughout too - Goldblum’s Ian Malcolm serves up the majority of these, and they never fail to raise a smile.

Of course, the dinos are the main feature, and to see them in our own world for the first time is both surreal and at times a little jarring, a fantastic chase scene set in Malta with Chris Pratt’s Owen Grady taking centre stage is a particular highlight, but you will feel exhausted by the end of it, and a tense scene with Bryce Dallas Howard’s character Claire later on set in the jungle will leave you exhausted but in a completely different way. Again, it’s tense and exciting, with just the right amount of fear, just like a Jurassic movie should make you feel.

I’ll not spoil the plot here, you could argue it’s slightly too long. It’s never boring however, as long as you don’t take it too seriously and just go along for the ride. Spectacular action sequences litter the film over its two and a half hours, and with plenty of emotional punches, slightly grim humour and endless nods to previous films (some obvious, others not so).

Overall, I feel Dominion is an excellent end to the series, and a positive step up from the disappointment of Fallen Kingdom.