My Jurassic World Rebirth review
Intro: The next time Hollywood has a writer's strike, don't have any news outlets cover it. If this is the best the writers can do, then they don't deserve better. Does anyone have bad or lazy writing fatigue, or is it just me?
Jurassic World Rebirth: This movie takes place five years after the last movie and the dinosaurs are slowly dying. This causes a man name Martin Krebs to recruit a small group to go on an island to extract DNA from three different dinosaurs to help humanity. Things get complicated when a family gets caught in the middle and learns of a secret that has been kept hidden for years. So the group has to do their best to get off the island.
This is JP3 but better! I say that because the characters have a reason to be on the island. The director plays with our expectations with the suspects. Of course, there are references to past films, the movie is well paced and the visuals are fine. The movie comments on the pharmaceutical industry and breakthroughs in science. However, the film doesn't do much with them. The dinosaurs are portrayed as animals and the movie has moments of humor.
There isn't much to say about the characters because they are forgettable.
Dr. Henry Loomi is a dinosaur geek and the voice of reason.
Zora Bennett is a disappointing lead character. The only thing we get from her is past trauma. What's the point of us learning that about her if it serves no purpose in the story or the character? The same thing goes for Duncan Kincaid.
Martin Krebs is a wild card in the movie.
The family is OK, but more could have been done with the boyfriend.
One of the problems with this movie is that the jokes aren't always executed well. The ending was underwhelming and I wish the marketing hadn't spoiled the big surprise in this movie. There could be some continuity errors and the dinosaurs are treated like random encounters. There is a scene in the movie that's ridiculous, you'll know what I'm talking about when you see it. This movie could have made up for the last film, but it dropped the ball. This is the second movie about dinosaurs roaming the Earth. Instead of getting a post-apocalyptic Earth, we treat them like they are a huge inconvenience. What the fudge!?!
The last movie mentioned that dinosaur DNA could help mankind, but it was focused on. This movie could have been about humanity having a civil war over the dinosaurs. They are too dangerous to roam free but too valuable to kill off. I hope this is the last movie in this franchise because whatever direction the writers take with the next film should have been done sooner. By the time we get there, it will be too late. This franchise wasted enough of my time and money; it's not getting any more of it!
Overall, this is a by-the-numbers entry to this franchise. It could have been better if the movie had played or subverted our expectations. I would recommend this if you like JP3.
Rating = Rental
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