I’VE NEVER BEEN A HUGE FAN OF THE JURASSIC PARK FRANCHISE. THE FIRST ONE WILL ALWAYS BE MY FAVORITE; SIMPLY BECAUSE OF HOW ICONIC IT IS. THE ORIGINAL JURASSIC PARK ALSO LEANS HEAVILY INTO PRACTICAL EFFECTS AND HORROR ELEMENTS (MY FAVORITES). THE LOST WORLD AND JURASSIC PARK 3 JUST DIDN’T SPEAK TO ME ON A LEVEL OF GREATNESS. THE JURASSIC WORLD MOVIES WERE ALSO AN ALMOST PAINFUL WATCH.

HOWEVER JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH USES A VERY BASIC FORMULA TO IT’S ADVANTAGE. IT HAS A CLASSIC FEEL YET DOESN’T PLAY INTO THE NOSTALGIA TOO MUCH. THE FILM IS WELL CASTED AND WAS RELEASED AT THE PEAK OF SUMMER (PERFECT TIMING). REBIRTH GIVES YOU PLENTY OF DINOSAURS WITH A UNIQUE, MUTATED TWIST ON TOP OF THAT. IT DOESN’T RELY ON CHEESY HUMOR (FOR THE MOST PART) BUT RATHER MORE LIKEABLE CHARACTERS.

WHILE THE FILM DOESN’T QUITE LIVE UP TO IT’S ADRENALINE-FILLED POTENTIAL. IT REMAINS A SATISFYING ADVENTURE FILM CATERING TO THE DINO LOVING FANS OF THE FRANCHISE.

3 OUT OF 5 STARS

AFTER WATCHING 28 YEARS LATER I FIRST THOUGHT TO MYSELF “I JUST HAVE ZOMBIE FATIGUE”. WHAT I SOON CAME TO REALIZE: “I HAVE BAD MOVIE FATIGUE”. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN BY FAR ONE OF THE MOST DISAPPOINTING IN RECENT MEMORY. I REALLY HAD HIGH HOPES FOR THIS MOVIE, BUT BY THE SECOND HALF, I WAS OVER IT. THE TRAILER FOR THE FILM IS INCREDIBLE, WHICH MAKES THE ACTUAL FILM AN EVEN GREATER LETDOWN.

THERE ARE SEVERAL FANTASTIC PERFORMANCES BY AN EXTREMELY TALENTED CAST. HOWEVER THIS IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TO KEEP THIS MOVIE AFLOAT. THE FILM IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT AN 89 ROTTEN TOMATO SCORE. THIS IS THE PERFECT REASON TO NEVER LISTEN TO THE CRITICS EVER AGAIN. 28 YEARS LATER IS PURE BRAIN ROT. DEFENDERS OF THE FILM WILL SAY “YOU JUST DON’T GET IT” OR “THE CINEMATOGRAPHY IS PURE BRILLIANCE”. I BEG TO DIFFER.

THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THIS FILM IS A SCATTERED FEVER DREAM. THERE’S FAR TOO MANY IDEAS AND STORIES BEING BLENDED TOGETHER WITH POINTLESS (EVEN CONFUSING) VISUALS. YOU CAN SPLASH PAINT ON A CANVAS AND CALL IT ART. I CALL IT LAZINESS. 28 YEARS LATER IS RIDDLED WITH PLOT HOLES. IT’S TONALLY UP AND DOWN, TO THE POINT WHERE EVEN THE AUDIENCE WAS LAUGHING AT MOMENTS THAT WERE INTENDED TO BE EMOTIONALLY CHARGED. IT’S AMBITIONS PANNED OUT INTO ABSURDITY.

1 OUT OF 5 STARS

A DREADFUL, MEAN-SPIRITED MASTERPIECE!

BRING HER BACK PULLS INSPIRATION FROM THE PREVIOUS DIRECTORIAL DEBUT ‘TALK TO ME’ AND ALSO CHANNELS IT’S INNER ‘HEREDITARY’.

THERE’S A DREARY, ATMOSPHERIC BEAUTY TO THE FILM, WITH AN ALMOST CONSTANT AMBIENCE OF RAINY DAYS. THE ACTING IS NOTHING SHORT OF INCREDIBLE. I FOUND THE SIMPLICITY OF THE STORY REFRESHING. THERE IS A SENSE OF ELEVATED HORROR, YET IT DOESN’T PUSH THE METAPHORICAL BOUNDARIES TO AN EXHAUSTING POINT.

IT’S SURPRISINGLY STRAIGHTFORWARD AND DOESN’T RUSH IT’S STORYTELLING. DEALING WITH LOSS AND THE GRIEF THAT STAYS WITH YOU IS AN UNDENIABLE FORCE IN THIS FILM. I LOVED THAT ‘BRING HER BACK’ DIDN’T FOLLOW THE CLICHE PATH IN WHICH THE AUDIENCE FINDS RELIEF AND THE STORY GOES THE WAY THEY WANT IT TO GO. IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR SCARES, YOU WILL SURELY NOT FIND THEM HERE. WHAT YOU’LL FIND INSTEAD IS A DISTURBING, YET BEAUTIFUL MOVIE, HELD TOGETHER BY AN EXTREMELY TALENTED CAST.

4 OUT OF 5 STARS