“Dominion” picks up after the events of “Fallen Kingdom,” with dinosaurs now roaming the Earth and forcing the human race to closely guard their position as the apex predators of the planet. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard return after starring in 2015’s “Jurassic World” and 2018’s “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” while series newcomers DeWanda Wise and Mamoudou Athie also join the cast of the new entry. The film reunites Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, who all starred in Steven Spielberg’s 1993 original. Universal has positioned “Dominion” as a finale for the franchise, organizing a round-up of “Jurassic” stars old and new. As with most sequels in the “Jurassic” series, “Dominion” is being met with a mixed response. For BBC, Nicholas Barber criticized the length of the film, but praised the action sequences and said it was “Jam-packed with silliness, spectacle, intrigue, romance and just about everything else.”Īfter the North American premiere of “Jurassic World Dominion,” first reactions to the dino-centric sequel poured in online, with entertainment writers calling the follow-up everything from a good hit of nostalgia to downright bad. For USA Today, Brian Truitt gave it three out of four stars and wrote that the film was the best “Jurassic” film since the original 1993 movie. Scott said in his review that the film was “a little better” than its two predecessors, but called the film “crowded,” and said the film’s dinosaurs “Rarely produce moments of Spielbergian awe.”Īlthough reviews were largely negative, some critics gave it more positive notices. Henry Wu sends a new, differently modified locust into the wild and presumably solves the evil locust problem.Los Angeles Times chief film critic Justin Chang criticized Trevorrow’s direction, and called the film “under-imagined” and “overlong.” He also criticized the film’s incorporation of original film stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, calling it a “A fan-service coup that almost compensates for the dim reality of how little they’ve been given to do.” Great stuff.Īs a quick post script: Ellie Sattler and Alan Grant get back together again, Biosyn scientist Dr. We get a scene on the chopper not unlike the ending of the original Jurassic Park. In the midst of fire and chaos - including a three way fight between a Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Giganotosaurus and another dinosaur with gigantic claws - everyone escapes to safety. He's used the DNA of Maisie Lockwood to create a cure for the aforementioned locust army. Henry Wu, who is looking for redemption for the part he played in creating the nasty prehistoric locust army threatening the world's ecosystem. Our pilot Kayla Watts finds a conveniently abandoned helicopter and everyone gets on board, including Biosyn scientist Dr. This creates a knock on effect that sets the entire dinosaur reserve on fire and everything devolves into chaos. Unfortunately, they all escape while in flames. Lewis Dodgson tries to kill all the experimental locusts in Biosyn's headquarters by setting them all on fire. In an attempt to cover his tracks, evil Biosyn bossman Dr. This is the closest thing Jurassic World Dominion comes to a No Way Home moment and it's honestly pretty cool. Then, the big moment everyone's been waiting for: Ellie Sattler and Alan Grant finally meet up with Owen Grady and Claire Dearing. After a plane crash, thanks to a gigantic Pterosaur attack, the trio got separated, reuniting just in time to save Claire Dearing from being disembowelled by a dinosaur. The Jurassic World squad, meanwhile, are battling through the wilderness alongside the pilot that brought them there, Kayla Watts, played by DeWanda Wise. Meaning they have enough to take Biosyn down via Sattler's contacts at the New York Times.Īlong the way, while making their escape, they pick up Maisie Lockwood. After being given access to the secret areas of Biosyn HQ by the big man Ian Malcolm, Ellie Sattler and Alan Grant finally retrieved DNA evidence that Biosyn have been messing with the genetics of gigantic prehistoric locusts. Let's start with the Jurassic Park folks. The Jurassic World folks - Owen Grady and Claire Dearing - are there to rescue Maisie Lockwood. The Jurassic Park folks - Ellie Sattler and Alan Grant - are there to take down Biosyn.
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