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59 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 84IGNGav MurphyIGNGav MurphyIt’s a brave choice to literally blow up everything that’s come before but one that definitely pays off in Fallen Kingdom. While Jurassic World gave us a lovely self-contained story, Fallen Kingdom leaves us wondering just where the series will go for its third act - as long as Stiggy plays an extensive pivotal role, I’ll be absolutely fine with it.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyEntertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyHoward, thankfully, gets more to do than the last go round (and in combat boots, no less!), Pratt busts out his Indiana Jones cocktail of can-do heroism and deadpan jokiness, and Bayona and his screenwriters (Trevorrow and Derek Connolly) test the laws of incredulity with varying degrees of success. At least, until the final half hour when forehead-slapping absurdity finally win out. Up until then, Fallen Kingdom is exactly the kind of escapist summer behemoth you want it to be.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeBayona not only nods to the histories of classic monster movies and the legacy of original Jurassic helmer Steven Spielberg; he brings his own experience to bear, treating monsters like actual characters and trapping us in a vast mansion that's as full of secrets as the site of his breakthrough 2007 film The Orphanage.
- 70Vanity FairRichard LawsonVanity FairRichard LawsonA more thoughtful and interesting film than its immediate predecessor.
- 60Time OutPhil de SemlyenTime OutPhil de SemlyenThis fun, pacy addition to the dino disaster franchise doesn’t do much that’s particularly new – though what it does, it does with a fair whack of panache.
- 50VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanThe first “Jurassic World” was, quite simply, not a good ride. “Fallen Kingdom” is an improvement, but it’s the first “Jurassic” film to come close to pretending it isn’t a ride at all, and as a result it ends up being just a passable ride.
- 50Village VoiceBilge EbiriVillage VoiceBilge EbiriIt looks and feels familiar, and in an era where studio filmmaking has increasingly become an extension of brand management, that should make a lot of people happy. But I can’t say it made me particularly happy.
- 30TheWrapDave WhiteTheWrapDave WhiteThe major problem with Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom — the fifth installment in this dinosaur series, and the second of a prospective trilogy — is that the makers treat the action and suspense sequences in the way most of us go to the dentist.