A perfect summer thrill-ride

Rating: 9/10 (17 June 2015)

Director Colin Treverrow (Safety Not Guaranteed) has tried his hand this time on a studio money making franchise and has been tremendously successful in his attempt of his sequel/ soft reboot. Not only he has placed "more teeth" in the most aesthetic way, he has also kept the pace at an optimum level not to turn this into a chaos cinema, that has been ruling the screens for some time. You can't deny the influence of Steven Spielberg throughout, and there are references to "Jaws" and "Indiana Jones" as well, and of course to Hitchcock's "The Birds" post the aviary destruction sequence. There's nothing that can compare to "Jurassic Park," but "Jurassic World" at least tries to match the heart and soul of the original. A lot of "Jurassic World" is just fine as there is some great dinosaur action (Velociraptors, T-Rex, Mosasaurus and Indominus Rex), and a spotlight on Bryce Dallas Howard's role as a strong feminine protagonist who spends most of the movie kicking ass without relying on men for help. Chris Pratt also does a great job of pulling the Sam Neill role, playing a bold new hero for the new direction the series takes. Jurassic World is as meticulously crafted as the strange, clean, efficient theme park that is the real central character of the movie, with a great 3D experience for the audience. And it is great to see our own Irrfan Khan performing like in such a sharp manner with all the powerful co-actors. Special mention is B.D Wong, the only actor retained from the original film. It is not easy to match up to the work of a team which consisted of Spielberg, Michael Crichton, Janusz Kaminski, Michael Kahn, Stan Winston, John Williams, David Koepp and others but the contemporary production team has done their best and Trevorrow delivers a great thrill ride.