Steven Spielberg returns to executive produce the long-awaited next installment of his groundbreaking Jurassic Park series, Jurassic World. Colin Trevorrow directs the epic action-adventure based on characters created by Michael Crichton. The screenplay is by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver and Derek Connolly & Trevorrow, and the story is by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver. Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley join the team as producers. (C) Universal

Jurassic Worldis good enough for what it accomplishes: a big budget, blockbuster spectacle. The production is top notch and it looks like every dollar is spent on screen. Compared to otherJurassicmovies, the park gets an upgrade from the quaint safari and gift shop from the first movie into a Disneyland-caliber theme park with various shops including different tours where people kayak alongside or pet baby dinosaurs. We become acquainted with the park which takes a little bit to set up. People with short attention spans might find this part “slow,” but I like to refer to it as “plot development.”

My favorite part of this movie was the film making from director Colin Trevorrow. I was nervous that a little known director was virtually untested. He flirts with J.J. Abrams level of nostalgia with some “‪#‎Throw Back T‬hursday” moments I won’t spoil, yet shows restraint in avoiding sappy moments. His work inJurassic Worldmight be one of the most impressive directorial upgrades I’ve seen especially compared to his first movie which is the Sundance Film Festival award winning sci-fi romance安全不能保证。(There’s even a funny reference to the previously mentioned movie when one of the characters says, “Your safety is not guaranteed.”)

I was disappointed whenJurassic World试图在characterizatio做些不同的事情n and plot points. America’s favorite goof-ball Chris Pratt, in a more serious role than his other movies, commands velociraptors into his own vicious, prehistoric Minions (with names and personalities who somewhat try to comically communicate). This aren’t like the grueling beasts we know raptors to be in the other movies and they are inconsistent through the course of the movie as well. I thought Bryce Dallas Howard delivered a terrible performance. Barely human, she comes across like one of the female robots inEx Machinawho gives blanks stares. She makes serious moments rather one dimensional like fighting with her sister, panicking on a cell phone, and running in high heels. She’s no Laura Dern, that’s for sure.

The script is to blame for some of the problems I had withJurassic World。这是双性恋ggest weakness especially compared to the original. Why? Nothing comes near the level of thrilling child endangerment like the kitchen scene in the firstJurassic Park。The third act is sometimes fun, sometimes a letdown and relentless in its sheer stupidity. Predictably,Jurassic Worldwanted to make a statement on corporate greed holding animals in captivity (think SeaWorld for a modern reference). None of this matters. Just like these new dinosaurs, audiences are conditioned for the genetically modified experience of louder, bigger, and ultimately, and scarier.Jurassic Worldis ideal for their sensibility. You will get your money worth of dinosaurs and thrills in one of the more entertaining blockbusters of the summer.

I rateJurassic Parka 6.5 out 0f 10.