{"id":16669,"date":"2022-06-08T21:05:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T19:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1659127"},"modified":"2022-06-08T21:29:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T19:29:09","slug":"jurassic-world-dominion-review-dino-epic-is-a-fun-but-frustrating-beast","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/jurassic-world-dominion-review-dino-epic-is-a-fun-but-frustrating-beast\/","title":{"rendered":"Jurassic World Dominion\u00a0review: Dino epic is a fun but frustrating beast"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Eammon Jacobs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 08 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Colin Trevorrow\u2019s Jurassic World Dominion picks up four years after the events of Fallen Kingdom, where young clone Maisie Lockwood (Isabella Sermon) released dinosaurs into Northern California to save them from being auctioned off to the highest bidder.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, she lives in a remote cabin with adopted parents Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) and Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) who keep her hidden from a nefarious genetics company, BioSyn. But when mercenaries kidnap Maisie and baby Velociraptor Beta, Claire and Owen race across the world to find them.<\/span><\/p>\n

After the disappointing reception to 2018\u2019s Fallen Kingdom<\/a>, it\u2019s understandable why audiences might be a little cautious about Jurassic World Dominion<\/a>. Annoyingly, the story never quite hits the redemptive high bar that it\u2019s aiming for, as a handful of half-baked storylines clash together in a paint-by-numbers adventure.<\/span><\/p>\n

A large amount of time is spent looking at the corrupt ethics at BioSyn as well as its Zuckerbergian villain, Lewis Dodgson (Campbell Scott), but it never manages to say anything meaningful about corporate corruption aside from it being, you know, bad.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s more of an afterthought excuse to tie the villain to the original 1993 movie \u2013 and to be fair, the scheming CEO has come a long way from his early days of spying on Jurassic Park itself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more: Jurassic World: Dominion is different to predecessors in a crucial way<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The script leaves plenty to be desired too, with exposition dumps written solely to move characters from one place to the next, as well as explaining BioSyn\u2019s plot to get control of a vital global market. They should just be honest and call themselves BioSinister at this point \u2013 it\u2019s about as subtle as a T-Rex.<\/span><\/p>\n

But let\u2019s face it, although the Jurassic Park\/World franchises have always revolved around the dangers of corporations and messing with genetics, the real draw is seeing dinosaurs cause havoc on the big screen. And Jurassic World Dominion dishes out plenty of exhilarating dino-mayhem.<\/span><\/p>\n

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