Underrated dinosaur romp

Rating: Null/10 (4 June 2000)

I'm puzzled by the opprobrium heaped upon this movie. I took my sister's kids to see it and heard someone ask the usher if it was too frightening for young kids. "Oh no, the kids love it, it's the adults that are usually the most scared during the film." He wasn't wrong. I needed a stiff drink after it ended and my nerves were shattered. Dramatically it doesn't work, which is odd after 'Schindlers list', he's usually good at that aspect but there were too many actors running around confusing the viewer. It does deliver elsewhere. Unfairly slagged off.