Like all recent Hollywood dinosaur films, this was made without care or interest.

Rating: Null/10 (29 October 1999)

Coming up with something to rival the first Jurassic Park film was going to be tough, but this film doesn't even attempt to do anything of the kind. The Site B idea is just contrived, and as the other island wasn't actually destroyed in the film then there's no reason why they couldn't have returned there.
That is not the only problem, however. Far from it. True, the film starts promisingly with some gritty direction and some interesting characters, but they're soon forgotten as special effects take over. The dinosaurs are as good as ever, but there's no sense of wonder surrounding them - they're just taken for granted. And the sense of danger has gone. The best scene, involving a cracking window, doesn't even involve dinosaurs. Most of this film is just played for laughs. And the climax (anti-climax) involves the feeblest monster-in-a-city scene I've ever some across.
Though this film is, admittedly, entertaining at times, it has a weariness about it, as though everyone involved was doing no more than making some money. With films like this it's no wonder sequels have some a bad reputation. Mind you, it's certainly a lot more watchable than that '98 Godzilla advert for merchandising garbage.