Film: Jurassic World

GENRE: Action, Adventure

RATING: PG-13 for violence
RUNTIME: 2 hours and 4 minutes

STARRING: Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy, Moneyball)

Bryce Dallas Howard (The Help, The Village, Spiderman 3)

DIRECTOR: Colin Trevorrow (Safety Not Guaranteed)

WRITERS: Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)

Derek Connolly (Safety Not Guaranteed) & Colin Trevorrow (newcomer)

PLOT: With Jurassic World open to the public, scientists stupidly design a new super dinosaur that predictably escapes and eats people.

FIVE OBSERVATIONS:

1 Even with all the dino-on-dino action, it’s Pratt that holds the film together. He is always a treat to watch. He’s come a long way from Everwood.

2 I loved Trevorrow’s indie jabs at corporations (studios) and how they are asking for trouble by only wanting more bells and whistles. Great to see Jurassic World has a Starbucks.

3 While Pratt is stellar, it’s Jake Johnson (New Girl) who steals the show as a technician who gets all the funny lines and looks. So fun.  

4 I like the many references to the original film from music to merchandise to Dr. Henry Wu (BD Wong).

5 Howard does all that running in high heels? C’mon.

RECOMMENDATION: Blockbusters deserve a big screen
UPCOMING REVIEWS: Inside Out