An Average Sequel that fails to capture the magic of the first film.

Rating: 6/10 (22 May 2018)

After the amazing Jurassic Park a sequel was inevitable and in 1997 this film Jurassic Park: The Lost World was released and it is a pretty disappointing film to watch to be honest. The premise of the film sees a small team travel to a twin island of the island from the first film to see what dinosaurs are alive. Going from supporting character to the lead is Jeff Goldblum as Dr Ian Malcolm and of course he is great in this film. It helps that I love him as an actor but Malcolm is the only character actually talking sense in this film and that you end up caring about. The supporting cast is completely different in this film, I actually liked Vince Vaughan in his role in the film, he had that snarky demeanour about him that we have grown to know but he gave a bit of depth to the role as well. I also really liked Pete Postlethwaite in this film, he plays a ruthless hunter in the film and I totally bought him in this role and thought he did a really goof job. However, Julianne Moore plays Goldblum's girlfriend in this film and I found her really annoying. Her character comes across as being overly arrogant and I didn't buy her and Goldblum's chemistry at all. Also I didn't care about the whole daughter character and felt it was shoehorned in to try and add some heart to the film that just isn't there. The story for me was the weakest part of the film, I felt like the whole plot just feels like an excuse to get these characters back on an island without much real interesting motivations. Also the last act of the film feels like a different film and doesn't fit very well with the overall plot of the film. The script has some decent humour in it especially from Goldblum, even though I don't feel like it worked as much as the first film. The drama doesn't hit anywhere near as much as the previous film and I think that is why I didn't really care about this film. The style of the film still has some decent CGI Dinosaurs in it even though again it doesn't feel as marvellous as the first film. Also I feel like the pacing is a bit of an issue as this film feels about 20 minutes too long for sure. Overall this is a step down from the original film and its not that bad but is just a bit uninspiring and not memorable.