Great moments, mediocre movie

Rating: Null/10 (22 January 2003)

Okay adaptation of Michael Crichton's dark fable about genetically cloned dinosaurs wreaking havoc on a tropical island theme park created by mad genius Attenborough. Neill, Dern and Goldblum are the scientists recruited to endorse the attraction and wind up potential lunch. Lacks the philisophical punch that made Crichton's book interesting, going for cheap thrills and hokey humor instead. Contains enough suspense and scares to hold one's interest (the Tyranosaurus attack ranks among Spielberg's best work), but pretty anemic otherwise.