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‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Review: After Evolving in the Wrong Direction for a Decade, the Dino Franchise Returns to Its Origins
Gareth Evans rejects the silliness of the previous three films, directing a series of set pieces that hew closer to Steven Spielberg’s 1993 classic.
Koepp, who adapted the Michael Crichton bestseller and its 1997 sequel, “The Lost World,” is just as committed as anyone to serving up monster-movie thrills, but he and filmmaker Gareth Evans(the “Godzilla” director whose entire career, dating back to his 2010 debut “Monsters,” depends on the strategic use of CGI) understand how to prioritize the human characters over the imaginary threats. Shady Big Pharma hotshot Martin Krebs (Rupert Friend) spares no expense in recruiting amoral special-ops vet Zora Bennett (Scarlett Johansson) and pragmatic paleontologist Henry Loomis ( Jonathan Bailey) for a suicide mission to the off-limits equatorial habitat of Ile Saint-Hubert. Johansson is a marked improvement over the Bryce Dallas Howard character in the previous three “Jurassic World” movies — embarrassing follow-ups it’s now possible to pretend didn’t happen, as escaped species are dying off around the globe — and it’s especially satisfying to get a woman in the role of the team’s toughest member, with no obligation to be anyone’s love interest.
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