Female Film Critics 24/375
Early in Jurassic World Rebirth, a brontosaurus lies tangled in light poles near the Brooklyn Bridge while New Yorkers wind past it like just another wreck in the roadway. That’s the problem with this film in a nutshell. The seventh film in this long-running franchise has no sense of wonder anymore about these phenomenal creatures, just a feeling that no one knows what to do with them.
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In Jurassic World: Rebirth, those darn, genetically altered dinosaurs just keep terrorizing the Delgado family, unwittingly having sailed into the hazardous equatorial zone, and the money-hungry Parker Genix team purposefully there to extract genetic blood samples from one aquatic, one aerial, and one terrestrial specimen. The researchers’ purportedly magnanimous, actually money-driven, goal is DNA information needed to formulate a life-saving heart medicine that will save millions of lives while making the Genix company and their representatives enormously wealthy.
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It’s been five years since “Jurassic: World Dominion,” so many of the once-extinct dinosaurs that were let loose around the world have died off, unable to survive in the hostile environment caused by climate change. This seventh Jurassic installment revolves around the perilous quest to extract DNA testers from the aquatic Mosasaurus, herbivorous Titanosaurus, and flying Quetzalcoatus – while cinematographer John Mathieson duly chronicles the various participants’ adventures.
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Visually,Jurassic World is a hit, returning to focused thrills, instead of chaos that allows you to appreciate the true beauty of the incredible CGI and the stunning landscapes of Thailand. Spielberg’s influence is evident throughout several frames, providing a little nostalgia for fans. And perhaps what director Garth Edwards does best is create tension. After a slow 40-minute set up, the film keeps up the momentum and engagement with back-to-back, nail-biting confrontations with the dinosaurs that are sure to make audiences squirm and want to yell at the screen. If you can look past the lack of depth to the story and characters, you might be enthralled by the entertaining adventure.
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