Review of Jurassic World Dominion (2022) by Dobian — 08 Jan 2023
Yes, it's a hot mess of a film. But it does several things right, starting with bringing back the original characters including Dr. Grant, Ellie Sattler, Ian Malcolm, and Henry Wu. And not just in fan-servicing cameos, but as major players in the plot.
The chemistry is great between them and also with Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard. The girl playing Maisie is unfortunately another flat, humorless, and wooden actress in the mold of Daisy Ridley (Rey from Star Wars).
Great shout-outs to the original movie, like the Barbasol can and the characters stuck in a jeep that's either rolling down a hill or being swatted around by a hungry dinosaur. Several fun action scenes.
The plot is absurd, and the idea of dinosaurs running loose in the wilds and roaming our city streets would be complete chaos in the real world, not to mention the end of countless mammals in our ecosystems.
It would also bring camping to an end as a pastime. Sure, let's go to Yellowstone, just keep an eye out for those raptors! Henry Wu is given more to do in his return, which was nice to see. While silly, the film is consistently entertaining, which puts it ahead of a lot of recent action/fantasy films and shows (Star Wars, Marvel, cough).
A fun two-plus hours.
This review of Jurassic World Dominion (2022) was written by Dobian on 08 Jan 2023.
Jurassic World Dominion has generally received mixed reviews.
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