Jurassic World Dominion is the sixth and supposedly final installment of the Jurassic Park franchise, which began in 1993 with Steven Spielberg’s groundbreaking adaptation of Michael Crichton’s novel. The film reunites the original trio of Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum with the new generation of Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, as they face the consequences of dinosaurs roaming free in the modern world. However, despite the promising premise and the nostalgic appeal, Jurassic World Dominion fails to deliver a satisfying conclusion to the series, and instead offers a bland and boring spectacle that lacks any sense of wonder, suspense, or emotion.
The film picks up four years after the events of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which ended with dozens of dinosaurs being auctioned off to various buyers and escaping into the wild. Now, humans and dinosaurs coexist in an uneasy balance, as some people try to protect them, some try to exploit them, and some try to kill them. Claire Dearing (Howard), the former manager of Jurassic World, leads a group of activists called the Dinosaur Protection Group, who rescue and relocate dinosaurs from harm. Owen Grady (Pratt), a former dinosaur trainer and Claire’s on-and-off boyfriend, joins her on a mission to save a baby triceratops from a ranch in Montana. Meanwhile, Dr. Ian Malcolm (Goldblum), Dr. Alan Grant (Neill), and Dr. Ellie Sattler (Dern), the experts who witnessed the original Jurassic Park disaster, are summoned by the U.S. government to testify in a congressional hearing about the fate of the dinosaurs. They are opposed by Dr. Henry Wu (BD Wong), the geneticist who created the dinosaurs and continues to experiment with new hybrids for his mysterious benefactor.
The plot soon becomes convoluted and contrived, as various factions and characters are introduced with little development or motivation. There is a rogue military group led by a former Jurassic World security officer (Scott Haze), who wants to use the dinosaurs as weapons. There is a rival corporation called Biosyn, headed by an old associate of John Hammond (Campbell Scott), who wants to steal Wu’s research and create their own dinosaurs. There is a mysterious hacker (Daniella Pineda) who infiltrates Biosyn’s network and exposes their secrets. There is a wealthy philanthropist (Mamoudou Athie) who funds Claire’s group and has a personal connection to Maisie Lockwood (Isabella Sermon), the cloned granddaughter of Hammond’s partner. And there is a new hybrid dinosaur called the Scorpius Rex, which is more deadly and intelligent than any previous creation.
All these elements are thrown together in a haphazard way that makes little sense or logic. The film jumps from one location to another without any coherence or continuity, creating a disjointed and confusing narrative. The characters are reduced to stereotypes and cliches, with no depth or personality. The dialogue is full of exposition and technobabble, with no wit or humor. The action scenes are repetitive and uninspired, with no tension or excitement. The dinosaurs are rendered with impressive CGI, but they have no personality or presence, unlike the original film’s animatronic creations. The film tries to evoke nostalgia by bringing back familiar faces and themes, but it does so in a superficial and forced way that feels like fan service rather than organic storytelling.
Jurassic World Dominion is a disappointing end to a franchise that started with such promise and potential. It is a dull and derivative film that wastes its talented cast and its iconic creatures. It is a film that fails to capture the magic and wonder of Jurassic Park, and instead delivers a generic and forgettable blockbuster that does not deserve to be called Jurassic.
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