Jurassic World and it's follow up Fallen Kingdom are both so aggressively "meh" that it amazes me that its become the phenomenon its been lately. The film takes place after the disaster of Jurassic World being overrun by dinosaurs and money hungry men in suits, as they try to retrieve several of the dinosaurs from the park. But to no one's surprise, we find out soon enough the men in suits are using the rescue op as a chance to snatch up the dinosaurs and sell them as predators.
The film almost exclusively takes place in only 2 locations, the island and this insanely large estate. The moments in the park go by so fast that we are out of the park only 50 minutes into this 2 hour film. For people here to see Jeff Goldblum, he's literally only in the movie for one scene of exposition. His moments are so detached from what else is happening, you could edit him out and the movie wouldn't be affected. There's also a scene involving Chris Pratt outrunning a valance eruption, and it's as ridiculous as it sounds.
Its not all bad, as some of it's horror like tone helps with the of the tension in some moments, particularly one moment that involves reflection and shadows really nicely. There are some moments when Blue, the raptor is fighting with one of the dinosaurs that gets pretty nice to watch. There are some moments where the dinosaurs are attempted to give them distinct personalities and a bit of moral conflict is woven into the plot.
My biggest issue with the Jurassic World franchise so far is it thinks you are more invested with the characters than you really are. This film made me wonder if there is any where else this franchise can even go, as I feel it's told me the same things already. Here's hopes JW3 is more interesting, but so far, the needle in my mind has yet to be moved.
Rating: 4.7 / 10
The film almost exclusively takes place in only 2 locations, the island and this insanely large estate. The moments in the park go by so fast that we are out of the park only 50 minutes into this 2 hour film. For people here to see Jeff Goldblum, he's literally only in the movie for one scene of exposition. His moments are so detached from what else is happening, you could edit him out and the movie wouldn't be affected. There's also a scene involving Chris Pratt outrunning a valance eruption, and it's as ridiculous as it sounds.
Its not all bad, as some of it's horror like tone helps with the of the tension in some moments, particularly one moment that involves reflection and shadows really nicely. There are some moments when Blue, the raptor is fighting with one of the dinosaurs that gets pretty nice to watch. There are some moments where the dinosaurs are attempted to give them distinct personalities and a bit of moral conflict is woven into the plot.
My biggest issue with the Jurassic World franchise so far is it thinks you are more invested with the characters than you really are. This film made me wonder if there is any where else this franchise can even go, as I feel it's told me the same things already. Here's hopes JW3 is more interesting, but so far, the needle in my mind has yet to be moved.
Rating: 4.7 / 10