Jurassic World: Dominion Review

 

Jurassic World: Dominion is a sci-fi action film, as well as the sequel to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and the sixth installment of the Jurassic Park franchise. It's also the final film in the Jurassic World trilogy. The movie is produced by Amblin Entertainment and Perfect World Pictures and distributed by Universal Pictures. Jurassic World: Dominion is written by Colin Trevorrow, Emily Carmichael, and Derek Connolly and directed by Colin Trevorrow.

The story is it's been four years after the events of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and dinosaurs are now living and hunting alongside humans all around the world. This has caused an usual balance between the two species. Now humans have to prove if they can be the dominate breed with history's most fearsome creatures.

Initial Reaction

Now having to actually really like the Jurassic World movies, naturally I would want to know how this series ends. Also the concept. Dinosaurs and humans having to live amongst themselves, that's a really great idea, that I don't think has been explored all that much.

Cons

I've got nothing to say. Let's move on.

Middle Ground

One of three mix bags with Jurassic World: Dominion is the pacing. While a lot if not all of the Jurassic films have a very fast pace, this one did feel slow in some pits. We're still in a somewhat fast pace, but very once in a while you did get a scene that does feel slightly slower than the others. Another gray area is the ending. It's not bad, it's just felt more like shrug. Like "Oh, that's the ending? Okay". While it's not the big grand ending some might have wanted, I understand why they went that routine. They could've gone with the other option, but I felt like that probably would've pissed more people off. Which leads me the last part of this segment, and that final slight issue is the storylines. One story we have Owen & Claire have go to rescue Maisie cause she got kidnapped along with Blue's child, and the other story is Alan, Ellie, and Ian finding out that there's something shady with a big corporation. The slight issue is while both stories aren't bad is just that the kidnapping story while is pretty decent, is definitely overshadowed by the Alan, Ellie, and Ian story. There really should've been a rewrite where both stories are just as equally good.

Pros

One thing I want to give credit to is the action. Like the previous Jurassic flicks, we're given some awesome scenes, that just give you a thrill. My favorite one was the chase scene involving Atrociraptors in Malta. That was a pretty fun one. But the best part of the entire movie was the cast. Whether it's the Jurassic World characters, or the Jurassic Park trio, or both of them together. They did a great job despite the script clearly needing just a little bit for work. I love seeing them interact with each other, and it's truly one of those once in a lifetime things, that I'm glad I got to witness.

Now we've probably heard that Jurassic World: Dominion is being called "the worst", and while the movie is by no means perfect it by no means deserves to be called "the worst" by any means. While the pacing, the ending, and one story is more interesting than the other, those aspects aren't terrible, they're just okay. And there been just a little more work, I think people would've been less harsh. But I think we can all agree, that the action and the performances we're absolutely good.

My final rating is Okay.

Sure, this movie just being decent might be a bummer considering this was capping off a big finale, but it could've been far worse. Anyhow, that's going to do it for me. Come back on Monday, Jun 13th for my review of the newest Adam Sandler/Netflix movie, Hustle. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.