Back to the future past

Rating: 8/10 (2 July 2015)

This cinematic funfair ride comes with a 12A certificate, though under- twelves will probably enjoy it more than older kids. Lots of jumpy moments but we are spared the more grisly stuff: people are snatched and killed but 'chew and splatter' is mostly kept off-screen.
Once the two young brothers are trapped out in the park with the killing- machine monster, the rest of the plot (actually all of the plot) is very predictable - Claire and Owen rescuing the kids from a series of perils. Nevertheless, the sheer pace of the movie largely obliterates any sense of over-familiarity. And the CGI is - no other way to say it - simply "awesome": the interaction between actors and creatures is seamless. This 'reboot' of the JURASSIC theme really is a thrill-a-minute - visually it's a thrill-a-second!