Jurassic World: Dominion
Jurassic World: Dominion
5.629%77%
After surviving the destruction of Isla Nubla, Owen Grady and Claire Dearing took in young Maisie Lockwood. They've been living under the radar to protect Maisie, but she feels like a prisoner. When Maisie goes missing, Owen and Claire set out to find her, and eventually confront Lewis Dodgson, owner of Biosyn. Paleobotanist Ellie Sattler, Paleontologist Alan Grant, and Chaotician Ian Malcolm set out to expose Dodgson's schemes.
James Saenz reviewedJuly 3, 2025
it cannot be overstated how much of the film is filled with compelling imagery that the editing finds complete disdain for and seeks to undermine at every possible juncture. the editing is nearly as aggravating to watch as all of the superficial appeals to nostalgia and meaningless references to the previous films, which the final act is almost completely comprised of; it’s like what people envision poor fanfic is like, and i literally groaned out loud when the t-rex walked behind the circle sculpture to look like the jurassic park logo. if god is good then god should’ve smote me right there to ease my suffering.
one of my complaints from fallen kingdom is how they set up maisie to be a human clone and go nowhere with it, which makes it all the more frustrating when they barely go any further in this film. her entire origin is the crux of the plot and the new context provided adds some nuance to her character and relationships, but neither of these are ever sufficiently explored to make the closure she gains feel impactful. there’s so much more that i want to complain about but i simply don’t have the energy.
i really liked how they brought back dodgson just to make him and biosyn analogues for tim cook and apple (and big tech in general); from his appearance to his diction and mannerisms, from the clear imitation of apple park for the biosyn facility to the aesthetic of the internal architecture, it all screams the cold minimalism of tech corporations. it honestly feels like a bitter representation of tim cook specifically - like multiple people in the production process had beef with him - which i find funny. i also love watching laura dern and jeff goldblum act; dern’s commitment to the craft never feels anything less than spectacular and goldblum’s idiosyncrasies really help deliver on the comedic end. i love sam neill but it feels like he got the short end of the stick with his characterization and direction.
as usual, the dinosaur fights are fun as hell. the final fight makes no sense but god is it fun seeing a giganotosaurus shish kebab.