Directed by:
J.A. BayonaCinematography:
Oscar FauraComposer:
Michael GiacchinoCast:
Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeff Goldblum, Ted Levine, Toby Jones, James Cromwell, BD Wong, Rafe Spall, Daniella Pineda, Geraldine Chaplin, Peter Jason (more)VOD (4)
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It's been three years since Jurassic World was destroyed by dinosaurs out of containment, but when the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event. (Universal Pictures UK)
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Bayona filmed a kid’s nightmare. A dinosaur in the bedroom! I’m pleasantly surprised that this sequel wasn’t conceived just as a cash grab and that they cooked up a story that fairly original to the extent possible. Though it's full of illogical actions and human stupidity, it's also entertaining (both the opening with the volcano and the chase around the Victorian house). The ending offers an interesting promise for the future. I’m already looking forward to part 3.
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It was fun. Though the film is not so effective as a work that is supposed to somehow fundamentally develop the potential and values of its universe ("Life Finds a Way" just doesn't cut it any more), at least it’s perfect as an ultra-expensive fanmade product of Spielberg's legacy. The way it throws you into the plot is downright orgasmic, the story doesn't falter in the space of two hours, and Bayona proves in every scene with the toothy beauties how great a visual expert he is, turning even otherwise routine moments into unadulteratedly powerful (the brontosaurus on the pier) or suspenseful filmmaking (the final half-hour doesn't let up). And I really enjoyed uncovering all the respectful nods towards the first two episodes, which are sometimes obvious (the little girl snapping the hatch in front of the raptor at the last minute), sometimes more subtle on the level of similar shot angles or character positions, but never distracting or jarring. What bothered me, on the other hand, is the character work, which this time looks like from a B-movie, and the creators are lucky that at least the likeable cast can keep the audience's attention (both Pratt and Howard are excellent). And of course, the problem is the story itself – on the one hand, it’s well written in the sense of gradual escalation and, more importantly, in the sense of making the motifs more significant, using the initially hard-to-digest family element at a crucial moment in favour of a logically justifiable twist; but on the other hand, it feels much more contrived and artificial than the overly criticized The Lost World, and it involves genetic machinations of such a magnitude that we feel like we're in a Bradbury anti-utopia; and I personally found the aforementioned twist annoying. In sum, however, perhaps surprisingly, satisfaction prevails over a mature and atmospheric adventure, where every dollar invested is positively visible, and whose magnificent climax made me sincerely look forward to the trilogy's conclusion. 70%
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As a matter of fact, the little children were those who enjoyed it the most in the cinema. And they are probably the only viewers who appreciate the film. First and foremost, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is a lazily written story. The screenplay is blatantly gearing towards a third part, which heavily conditions the plot and as a result, on many occasions, it is downright stupid. At one point, there is a sudden digression about some sort of family drama related to clones, which is supposed to act as a moral justification for the fatal behaviour of one of the characters at the end. However, it does not work at all and turns out as utterly useless nonsense. In another part of the film, we learn that surviving a volcanic eruption first-hand is even easier than surviving a nuclear explosion, provided that you hide inside a fridge (wink wink). The most recently made dinosaur designed for military purposes is said to have a highly developed sense of smell, but when chasing the main characters, it doesn’t really seem so. Anytime anyone’s life is seriously threatened, he or she is always saved by a last-minute intervention (preferably by a T-Rex or a raptor, even though these two species had caused the highest number of deaths in the previous films). Basically, whenever the screenwriters came up with something that proved handy, logic was put aside. There is no suspense whatsoever. The promises of horror tendencies remain unfulfilled. The weakest aspect of the whole flick is to be found in its slanted unsubtle characters. There are the ‘bad’ ones and the ‘good’ ones. Nothing in between. The bad ones die, the good ones survive. Nobody surprises us. Some characters suddenly disappear from the story while others are completely useless throughout the film (like the embarrassingly unfunny neurotic IT geek). This is definitely not enough to satisfy me anymore.
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Technically a first-rate American blockbuster, but it lost the soul of the original and unfortunately also the script of at least the previous one. It must have taken quite a lot of effort to glue together such a sequel, but insulting the intelligence of the audience wasn't exactly necessary. Otherwise, Pratt never disappoints and Ted Levine delivers his best performance since American Gangster. Very mediocre, I think we’ve had plenty of those dinosaurs already. The problem is that this film has earned more than a billion.
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom was one of the most anticipated blockbusters of the summer, unfortunately it flopped and earned itself the biggest disappointment of the year. Colin Trevorrow delighted most of us with his 2015 debut, but the sequel has been taken on by veteran director J.A. Bayona, and ironically fared worse, which is a shame because his previous The Impossible and The Orphanage are very good genre films. Almost nothing works in this sequel. I'm not going to praise the visuals, because they are a given and I can't really praise anything else. Story-wise, the film is uninteresting, unnecessarily talky with uninteresting characters (Chris Pratt is no longer likeable, he’s annoying), the T-Rex shows up for a total of two minutes, and the finale, which should be scary, is rather laughable and annoying because of the little girl squealing constantly for about half an hour. The only scene worth mentioning is the volcano eruption and the dinosaurs escape, but I find that rather underwhelming from a film that cost 170m to make. The final seconds nicely tease a third installment, which Trevorrow will take on again, so hopefully it will turn out better. A better average for the return of the dinosaurs although they don't have that much space here. Tired, tedious, lacking pace, adrenaline and suspense, I didn't expect such a blow. 60%
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