- JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH
- Starring: Scarlett Johannson, Mahershala Ali and Jonathan Bailey
- Directed by: Gareth Edwards
- Rated: PG 13
- Running time: 2 hrs 13 mins
- Universal
Our score: 3 out of 5
I love dinosaurs. My favorite is the triceratops, a love I developed as a child from reading the book “The Enormous Egg.” Apparently, a lot of people love dinosaurs as the EIGTH film in the Jurassic Park series comes to theatres.
Set five years after 2022’s Jurassic World: Dominion, the film tells the tale of a group of people, led by Zora (Johansson) and Duncan (Ali) to escort a scientist (Bailey) back to Isla Nublar, the island that contained the original Jurassic Park on a mission to retrieve DNA from three very large, and very nasty, species of dinosaurs who were left behind on the island because they were too terrifying. Apparently the nicer members of the species are now free to wander the world aimlessly, including the brontosaurus who blocks traffic in Brooklyn! I can hear those car horns now.
While entertaining, the film lacks what made 1993’s original “Jurassic Park” such a great film. Emotion. Not just yelling and screaming, but a true emotional connection with the characters. The most recent films in the series have pretty much just thrown characters you’re not emotionally invested in amongst a series of bigger and more terrifying monsters. Like a great roller coaster ride you’re caught up in the excitement of the moment but on the ride home from the amusement park you’re talking more about the giant corn dog you ate instead of the ride. That being said, the monsters are scary and you do get those brief moments of excitement. You just may not remember them on the ride home.
On a scale of zero to five I give “Jurassic World: Rebirth” ★★★