

This mid-point key change in Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly's script plays to Spanish director J.A. That left turn makes Fallen Kingdom an almost entirely different movie.

rex rampage through San Diego felt like a tacked-on and unnecessary afterthought, Fallen Kingdom makes a lot more of its wandering finale as it takes the franchise in new directions. And both move on from the familiar location. There's a family connection with the founders of the park, and even a heart-in-mouth moment involving a cliff and a vehicle's glass breaking. Good guys and militaristic bad guys led by a big game hunter squabble on a ruined island. Cue much running around lush green forest, trying to flick some switches while dinosaurs chew through the furniture, and all the traditional dino-anarchy you'd expect from a Juras-sequel.įallen Kingdom is infused with the DNA of the very first Jurassic Park sequel, The Lost World. Of course, things go south almost immediately.

Chris Pratt knocks it out of the Jurassic Park.īryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt, the flirting survivors from 2015's Jurassic World reboot, dutifully head back to the island.
