We were too hard on Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

After leaving the theater disappointed by Jurassic World: Dominion, I found myself reassessing Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Dominion promised dinosaurs loose in the world but instead opened with a report that most creatures had already been rounded up, which made Fallen Kingdom’s choice to do something different feel more interesting in hindsight.

Fallen Kingdom shifts the action by making Isla Nublar erupt and sending Owen Grady and Claire Dearing on a rescue mission for the park’s animals, recruited by Sir Benjamin Lockwood. The rescued dinosaurs are taken to Lockwood’s California estate, where his associate Eli Mills plans an auction; when Lockwood objects, Mills kills him and the Indoraptor escapes, leading to a deadly hunt that Owen and his Velociraptor Blue must stop.

The film ends with Lockwood’s granddaughter Maisie setting the remaining dinosaurs free. The movie has clear flaws — I’d rank it around fourth or fifth in the seven-film franchise.

United States, California

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