Jurassic World: Dominion

Rated: PG-13

Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Isabella Sermon, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, DeWanda Wise, Mamoudzou Athie, Campbell Scott and BD Wong

Running time: 2 Hours and 27 minutes

It’s hard to know where to begin with “Jurassic World: Dominion” because there is so much going on. The excitement and action are off the charts! There are many stories within the story that made it hard to follow. The filmmakers tried to bring the in former scenarios along with new ones and combine them for for an even more convincing storyline. Even though there was a lot of CGI (computer generated imagery) obviously with the dinosaurs, they were very lifelike and realistic. They came in all shapes and sizes and they were bright and colorful, both sweet and terribly vicious. This story takes place four years after the devastation in the former movie “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”. Dinosaurs are free to roam the world along with their human counterparts and it is interesting to say the least! Both Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) live in a remote area with their daughter Maisie (Isabella Sermon) who they took in when her mother died. When Maisie is suddenly kidnapped from them along with a baby Velociraptor dinosaur who belongs to a Velociraptor they befriended and named Blue. They were taken by a group of men who were sent to get them for the evil villain Lewis Dodgson (Campbell Scott). 

Characters from the original Steven Spielberg “ Jurassic Park” are incorporated into this movie. Laura Dern as Ellie Sattler, Sam Neill as Alan Grant, Jeff  Goldblum as Ian Malcolm and BD Wong as Dr. Henry Wu. I wish they had, had bigger parts in the movie, they brought back a little of that original Jurassic magic. All in all it was exciting, entertaining, adventurous and fun, a great summertime popcorn movie.

Parents be advised: This movie is rated PG-13. Some mild profanity and no sexual innuendo. The dinosaurs are very realistic and intense, there are several chase scenes and dino-devouring of humans that I think are too realistic for young children. I think when it comes to dinosaur violence you are the best judge of what your children can and cannot handle. To be honest, a couple of those scenes even made me squeamish! I am giving “Jurassic World: Dominion” two and a half bags of popcorn.