Jurassic World: Lost Kingdom
Rating: 4/5 very good lots to enjoy
Director: J.A. Bayona. (12a)
Synopsis
Three years after the disaster at the theme park and resort Jurassic World in which real-life dinosaur ‘exhibits’ went on the rampage and killed or injured holidaymakers, efforts are afoot to save the dinosaurs by moving them to a new island that will keep them secure and completely separate from humans.
Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard), the former Operations Director of Jurassic World, now heads an animal rights organisation whose aim is to protect the dinosaurs on the island.
With a volcano about to erupt and shadowy forces moving to sell the animals to the highest bidder in a crude ‘slave auction’, she enlists the help of ‘dino-wrangler’ and her former boyfriend Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) to make sure they are safely relocated.
Review by Jason Day
Animal Rights activists fighting for dinosaurs being flogged to the highest bidder at an international slaughter house?
You have to hand it to the writers of this first sequel to 2015's colossal Jurassic Park reboot-up-the-jacksie, they sure know how to keep spinning the franchise without it becoming too formulaic.
Of course, the usual edge of your seat set pieces and terrific special effects are all present and correct, but they manage to neatly weave in extra, juicy themes for the more intelligent members of the popcorn crowd: animal abuse, corporate greed, scientific ethics...and chaos theory.
Jeff Goldblum makes a welcome return as the 'chaostician' from the first movie and the whole shebang is splendiferously cast and acted, so much so you will forgive the noticeable lack of spiky humour.
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Cast & credits
2hr 8 mins (128mins). Amblin Pictures/Apaches Entertainment/Legendary Entertainment/Perfect World Pictures/Universal Pictures. (12a).
Producers: Belen Atienza, Patrick Crowley, Frank Marshall.
Writers: Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly.
Camera: Oscar Faura.
Music: Michael Giacchino.
Sets: Andy Nicholson.
Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Ted Levine, Jeff Goldblum, Toby Jones, James Cromwell, B.D. Wong, Rafe Spall, Daniella Pineda, Justice Smith, Geraldine Chaplin, Isabella Sermon.
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