JURASSIC PARK

The seventh instalment of the ‘Jurassic’ franchise is set in the present day and public interest in dinosaurs has waned. They’ve now fallen out of fashion and only survive in the wild in a small, remote region near the equator. Scarlett Johansson stars as Zora, a skilled mercenary leading a team tasked with extracting fluid samples from the largest land, air, and sea dinosaurs – creatures that could potentially prevent heart disease in millions of people. Their client is a pharmaceutical company which begins to raise ethical issues for ScarJo and her dino wrangling friends. Returning to the island based roots of the original film was a smart move, as the story’s tension is intensified by having the protagonist’s trapped in an area dominated solely by beasts. This instalment is definitely more engaging than the previous one, ‘Jurassic World: Dominion.’ It’s not perfect – there are barely mentioned back stories, some slower moments of dialogue, and the CGI featuring humans in natural environments occasionally feels a bit clunky – but the dinosaurs are realistic. Fan faves like t-rex, velociraptor, and dilophosaurus are joined by some new mutations, including a cute aquilops called Delores. There’s loads of action and the film will bring people to the cinema and make a tonne of cash. Watch it for the nostalgia, the entertainment, and to catch the fun Easter eggs scattered throughout.