reason than our heroes. Why
did they bring Owen and Claire
along in the first place? Well,
we’re told initially it’s because
Owen is the only person who
can track and capture ‘Blue’, the
intelligent velociraptor, but a
later revelation makes this null
and void, meaning acceptance
of the entire central premise
relies on overlooking a plot-
hole wide enough for a T-Rex to
stumble into.
As is the way of the modern
blockbuster, there’s a lot of plot
exposition to get through be-
fore the inevitable overlong
climactic set-piece, which in
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this case seems inspired by
those found in Roger Moore era
James Bond movies, our he-
roes battling their way through
a crumbling complex, thanks to
the villain refusing to kill them
when he had a chance.
Of course there are dinosaurs
on the loose, but it’s difficult to
think of them as a threat when
prior to that point the movie has
spent so much energy getting
us to sympathize with them. The
film’s most effective moment is
a prolonged sequence in which
we’re left to watch a dinosaur
die a slow death as it’s engulfed
by lava. From then on it’s im-
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