Not horrible, but predictable

Rating: Null/10 (14 June 2002)

After the wonder and brilliance of the first Jurassic Park, this one was a disappointment which nonetheless shines compared to the 3rd one. Every character is a stereotype: The fanatical big game hunter, the greedy business man, the strong, independent woman, the running and screaming Hapless Victims, the Robert Bakker look-alike, and the cartoonish villain of Dieter (is it coincidence that the nastiest character has a German name?). I suspect otherwise, the Evil German making a regular appearance in films by this director, rather odd from a guy with a last name like SPIELBERG. Still, the dinosaurs are excellent and it does have its moments. Also, while the plot is less than impressive, at least it has some remnants of a storyline, unlike the 3rd one, which is little more than a series of chases. The acting is decent, esp. Pete Postlethwaite. Roland Tembo was a strangely likable character, at least to me, and I wished I'd seen more of him.
5/10