Jurassic World Dominion(2022).Photo: John Wilson/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment
Jurassic World Dominionserves “nonstop” dinosaur action — for better or for worse, depending on the critic.
The latest entry in the blockbuster franchise debuts Friday, reuniting originalJurassic Parkstars Laura Dern, Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum alongsideJurassic World’sChris Prattand Bryce Dallas Howard. Critics and media members who saw early screenings of the sequel were mostly divided, with some praising the action-packed spectacle and others decrying the plot.
PEOPLE’s Nigel Smithtweetedthat the film is “a fun time” with “MANY action sequences,” highlighting a “raptor city chase [that] rivals theMission Impossiblemovies for high-octane thrills.”
Jazz Tangcay fromVarietycalledJurassic World Dominiona “big, roaring fun adventure,” adding, “The dinosaurs are bigger and better than ever. It’s non-stop Dinosaur action. And Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill’s return hit the nostalgic spots. I just love them.“Variety’s Clayton Davisaddedthat it is “nostalgia on overdrive” for fans of the franchise.
Fandango’s Erik Davissaidit is “my favorite film of the newJurassictrilogy. It’s stuffed w/ thrilling dinosaur encounters & lots more Jeff Goldblum, but it’s also got a great balance of creepy & inventive scenarios w/ some choice nods to what came before.A solid finale.”
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Film critic Courtney Howard, however,tweetedthatJurassic World Dominionis the “worst of the franchise” and said the movie has two “entirely different, uninteresting & hollow stories that it struggles to connect.”
Germain Lussier from Gizmodo and io9 echoed that sentiment,writingon Twitter that it’s “too long” and “wildly repetitive.” He added that the dinosaurs “are window dressing for multiple uninteresting, unrelated stories. The actors do their best but its all just overindulgent & pointless.”
Movie critic Scott MantzsaidJurassic World Dominion’s plot is “convoluted & all over the place” and it “doesn’t capture the awe-inspiring feeling of the original at all,” but Insider’s Kirsten Acunatweetedthat the film is “at its best when the old and new cast are together. Fans of the franchise should enjoy this. Plenty of nods to the OG.”
Of the cast, several critics singled out Goldblum as a highlight, while others hailed Howard’s return as Claire Dearing, a former manager of Jurassic World now dedicated to saving dinos. Collider’s Perri Nemirofftweeted, “Bryce Dallas Howard runs away with the movie – & new trilogy for that matter. Claire experiences one heck of an arc & Howard soars with it.”
Additionally, Next Best Picture’s Matt Neglia celebratedJurassicnewcomer DeWanda Wise, who plays pilot Kayla Watts,sayingshe “outshines everyone as a total badass.”
Jurassic World Dominionis in theaters Friday.
source: people.com
