disappointing

Rating: 6/10 (8 July 2005)

I was a huge fan of the original Jurassic Park, and I'm a huge fan of Spielberg, and maybe my increased expectations made it that much worse. This movie is darker (no complaints with that), but not as effective. Maybe there are just too many characters that we don't have much emotional connection with. It certainly suffers from what some refer to as "Spielberg Sequelitis," as Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom did. I also read the book, which I feel was much better...the changes they made didn't help, and the ending with the dinosaur in the city felt tacked on. Some scenes were great (particularly the raptors running through the fields), while others were terribly cheesy (the gymnast swinging and kicking a raptor? Come on!). Still better than Jurassic World, though.