One of Spielberg's Weakest

Rating: 4/10 (9 June 2016)

I don't hate this movie, don't get me wrong. It still holds some of the magic that this franchise offers. But, I will admit, this wasn't Spielberg's best effort. He and sequels don't seem to get along very well, why? Wouldn't it seem he could make a good sequel if he does so well on the original? Well, he didn't. The choices he made for the film are strange. In the first film we are in a park for the vast majority of it. In this it's in a city? I like the gutsy choice, and the massive chance to use special effects, and he actually does a good job. It doesn't feel fake, but its just the execution that doesn't work. And is it me or does the casting for these fluctuate so much? Why isn't Sam Neill in this, what happened to his character? Obviously he's alive because he appears in the third film. What, did he take a vacation? This is never explained. And we are left with Jeff um uh uh Goldblum. And instead of Dr. Sattler, we get a very young Julianne Moore. And the black girl, was totally useless. As a whole the characters seem to change out so much, its mindboggling. This film is a mess and didn't need to happen. Now to grade. Directing: C+ Characters: C- Special Effects: B Music: B- Story: C+ Dinosaurs: B+ Overall: C