Jurassic World

Jurassic World, is the next film in the Jurassic Park series. The film had been in development hell since 2005. So it's great to see the film series' return to the box office again. The film is directed by Colin Trevorrow and stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard. In the male and female leads. The plot is that it takes place after the failings of the first park and now, the park has finally been opened as the trailers have said. So thing goes terrible wrong as many Jurassic films tend to do.

Chris Pratt, really shines in this film. He is the star of the film not saying Howard was bad or anything, but Pratt really does really great work in the film. He is easily the most interesting character the film has to offer. When he is on the screen the film really just clicks and feels like a great summer action blockbuster. The score of the film also should be mentioned, Michael Giacchino had some big shoes to feel when it comes to replacing John Williams. He does very well as the composer of the film. I liked a lot of the pieces he had thought out the film. Then finally the CGI of the film was very impressive. All the Dinosaurs feel like they are actually on the screen and have a lot of texture and detail to them. Which is leagues above the third Jurassic Park film. So you can really see how far we have come in technology.

Now, don't get me wrong when I say this, but I actually did enjoy this film. At least an hour of it. I thought it was a fun summer blockbuster, but that is truly about it.  I personally will never watch this film again. The characters and script of this film are not the best. Like I said before Pratt really shines because he was the only character that had a good plot and was a well written character. Howard's acting was good, but had a terrible introduction so I never was attached to her character. The kids of the film also have nothing intersecting besides a plot that we have seen a million times and have way too much backstory that takes away from the main plot of the film. This whole film just felt way too busy and was a just a mix bag of stories that got thrown to together because it changed so many hands. I will give massive props to Trevorrow, who I could tell was a big fan of the original film. Giving tons of nods to the first one and showing some great recreations of scenes that we all know and love.  My closing thoughts on this film is that it feels like a lot of wasted potential. Going from doing something very cool and smart back to being mind numbingly stupid the next. The film really tries to uncover the bones of the first one, but only barely scratching  the surface.

RATING
1.5 out of 4 Ticket Stubs