Read this review to find out if Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025) is worth watching.
About Jurassic World: Rebirth
- Directed by Gareth Edwards
- Written by David Koepp
- Synopsis: Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, the planet’s ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs. Those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. The three most colossal creatures across land, sea and air within that tropical biosphere hold, in their DNA, the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind,
- Release date: July 02, 2025
- Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Luna Blaise
Rebirth is good popcorn entertainment, but it doesn’t seem like there is much tremendous intellectualism left to be extracted from this genre.
In a franchise built on the thrill of discovery and wonder, this latest entry offers only the comfort of the all-too-familiar and the sinking feeling that some cinematic wonders are best left extinct.
There is not much of a rebirth in Jurassic World Rebirth. The storyline is quite straightforward. To recover biomaterial samples that may be able to treat heart disease, a clandestine crew sets up shop on a dinosaur-infested island. The team, which is led by the dubious Martin Krebs (Rupert Friend), also consists of Duncan Kincaid (Mahershala Ali), Nora’s friend and team leader; Dr. Henry Loomis (Jonathan Bailey), a paleontologist who is frustrated that people don’t seem to care about dinosaurs anymore; and Zora Bennett (Scarlett Johansson), a former military officer seeking a large payout to retire from being a mercenary (don’t they always?).
Rebirth includes a family on a sailing trip as a precaution, considering the scummy nature of the core group. Someone obviously told the screenwriter to include likeable characters. Enter (Luna Blaise), Isabella (Audrina Miranda), her boyfriend Xavier (David Iacano), and their father Reuben Delgado (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo). They’re left shipwrecked after their boat is smashed by a Mosasaurus. Following a dispute between the mercenaries, Duncan saves the people and takes them along on the perilous journey.
The paint-by-numbers thriller is expertly paced by director Gareth Edwards through all of its anticipated turns and turns. The final installment of the first trilogy was mostly left unaltered by the earlier World films, which notably referenced the original Jurassic Park and its first sequel, The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Despite its initial negative reviews, Jurassic Park III’s stand-alone plot, which put excitement above morality, set a very good precedent for subsequent films.
Rebirth draws heavily from III, but it also introduces some philosophical conundrums when Bennett and Loomis disagree with Krebs’s profit-driven goals for their discoveries on the island. The story, written by original JP screenwriter David Koepp, is solid but has a quick 133-minute runtime, which regrettably allows little time for character development. Although Johansson, Bailey, and Ali get along well, none of them is completely developed.
Similar issues with a massive cast plagued Jurassic World Dominion, which had to balance the new trilogy’s cast with the three returns. Rebirth manages this dynamic more effectively than Dominion, mostly by condensing all human interaction into a set of cliches that are simple to understand. Although its approach is a bit simplistic at times, the outcomes are superior to those of any of the new trilogy’s entries.
Koepp’s script suffers from its clumsy humour. Apart from the apparent dinosaur fodder, the actors do a fantastic job of conveying the feeling that you should care about these folks, even though the film isn’t humorous at all. Miranda, the youngest character in the show, is particularly noteworthy for her bond with Dolores, a newborn Dilophosaurus.
When it comes to the action scenes, Edwards delivers. Thirty years ago, the original film’s production was notoriously hampered by water. There are many truly exciting water scenes in Rebirth, which largely help you forget how clichéd the entire experience is. As is also to be expected at this point in the franchise, the new bioengineered dinosaurs have a somewhat cartoonish appearance (Bailey from Finding Dory comes to mind).
Although there is nothing novel in Jurassic World Rebirth, Edwards’ excellent leadership keeps the film away from well-known critiques. Since The Lost World, several have claimed that the franchise has reached its climax. The audience is reminded of better times when these films had something fresh to say by the incessant playing of John Williams’ score. The moral conundrums raised by each follow-up film were already expertly addressed in the initial film. For those who believe III received a terrible rap, this movie is a lot of fun.
Jurassic World Rebirth is a focused and intimate summer blockbuster-style movie that offers a thrilling and entertaining experience. However, it unintentionally questions the appeal of the Jurassic World franchise and may be demoralizing for viewers. The film is recommended for an age group between 10 and 14, with its dinosaur setpieces and characters being some of the most annoying in any Jurassic installment to date. Despite its shortcomings, “Jurassic World Rebirth” serves as a refreshing blast of matinee exuberance.
Overall, Skip Jurassic World: Rebirth
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