Jurassic World

Rating: 3/10 (27 June 2015)

*** This review may contain spoilers *** A predictable return to the Jurassic Park series. They should have left well enough alone. Having 200 people ferried to a remote island that's a certain death trap. For sure this is only a movie but this storyline.coupled with low grade acting felt ludicrous and bored me. True to form of every Jurassic film in the series, all hell breaks loose. However,this film introduces all new characters with nearly everyone of them giving inferior performances,even the children. In my opinion, bringing in some of the original leads to insure more interest and memory recall from the previous series would have been a wiser move. e.g. Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neil who brought dramatic tension to the films. The main character Chris Pratt was the only up to par actor but he lacked the sharp wit and intelligence of Goldblum's Ian Malcolm. Then there is the outstanding appeal of Sam Neill as Dr Alan Grant. Moreover,all the characters from Jurassic Park would have been an improvement over this cast.
Dinosaur effects were okay except for Chris Pratt being an animal trainer who communicates with vicious,man-eating raptors,likened to a horse whisperer. While there were a few appealing moments it was overall disappointing,from the first film to this one. The film lacks the tension,excitement,heart pumping showmanship of Jurassic Park and The Lost World.