Director: J. A. Bayona
Screenplay: Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly, based on characters created by Micheal Crichton
Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, Justice Smith, Daniella Pidella, James Cromwell, Toby Jones, Ted Levine, Isabella Sermon, B. D. Wong, Geraldine Chaplin, Jeff Goldblum
Running Time: 128 minutes
Genre: Action, science-fiction
Three years after the events of Jurassic World (2015), the island of Isla Nubla has been more or less abandoned and left to the cloned dinosaurs. However an imminent volcanic eruption threatens to destroy the island and the dinosaurs. Despite strong opposition, a charity, headed by Jurassic World's former manager, Claire Deering (Howard), hope to save the dinosaurs. Claire is contacted by a representative of millionaire Benjamin Lockwood (Cromwell), a partner of the founder of the original Jurassic Park. He wants Claire to help find the dinosaurs and relocate them to a safe island, where they can live out their lives in peace. Claire agrees and recruits the aid of former dinosaur trainer Owen Grady (Pratt) to help. However, once on the island, Claire and Owen find that they are being used for a much more sinister purpose.
This is the fifth film in the Jurassic Park movie franchise, inspired by Micheal Crichton's 1990 novel. It's an enjoyable action packed adventure, full of spectacular set-pieces and eye-popping special effects. It starts out as a familiar Jurassic Park adventure, escaping marauding dinosaurs on the tropical island, and then makes a sharp turn becoming something very different, dealing with the franchise's constant moral quandary about the rights and wrongs of cloning extinct animals. The performances are fine, Chris Pratt is perfect as the roguish but lovable hero, and he makes a great double act with Bryce Dallas Howard, who really carries the weight of the film and does it well. The bad guys however tend to be one-note villains, and the other character tend to get lost amongst the dino-action, including Jeff Goldblum who, despite prominent billing has little more than a featured cameo. It holds the attention throughout it's run-time and fans of the franchise won't be disappointed, there are also enough changes in the story to keep it intriguing and surprising enough, while setting the stage for more to come.
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