The Jurassic Park franchise, after 32 years and seven movies, has entered a phase of generic storytelling with 'Jurassic World Rebirth', a clear reboot. Dinosaurs are portrayed as mutated creatures, and the film revolves around a corporate villain requiring dinosaur DNA for an experimental serum. The script attempts to develop its underwhelming characters, while the cast tries to inject depth. Significant figures include a mercenary and a paleontologist, but the tropes remain tired, creating an experience reminiscent of past entries in the franchise without innovation or uniqueness.
The latest offering, "Jurassic World Rebirth," announces itself as a reboot in the title itself. Just as the Walgreens version of cold medicine has the same ingredients and same effect as the better-known name brands, so this movie grinds the series down to the fundamentals and does the job.
Admittedly, they're an ugly bunch this time around - mutant beasties whose DNA was fiddled with by foolish scientists before the latter got eaten and left their experiments to cook for a few decades on a remote Pacific island.
The script by David Koepp...works hard to convince us to care for his cartoonish characters, and the cast adds shadings where they can.
Martin has hired Zora Bennett, a hard-bitten black-ops mercenary with a gooey center, and Zora has hired her old friend Duncan Kincaid... Pure dino kibble.
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