"Jurassic World Rebirth": Reviews Are Mixed, But There's One Thing Critics Can Agree On

While the combination of Jonathan Bailey and Scarlett Johansson might be a guaranteed seat-filler when Jurassic World Rebirth hits cinemas, whether or not it’s worth the trip to the cinema depends on which critic you ask.

The first reviews are out for the latest instalment in the Jurassic Park series, with the most glowing suggesting that Rebirth is the best movie in the franchise since the original.

Others are somewhat less impressed, though, suggesting that the latest iteration pales in comparison to the best in the series – and questioning whether it even needs to exist in the first place.

And while one thing critics can seem to agree on is that Rebirth manages to hit many of the same beats as the best films in the franchise, they’re less unanimous on whether that’s a strength or weakness.

Here’s a selection of what is being said about Jurassic World Rebirth so far…

“Entertaining as it can be at times, stripped of the silliness that tainted the second trilogy (but also the saga-advancing narrative), Rebirth doesn’t necessarily make the same case for itself. The movie offers an updated version of the same basic ride Spielberg offered 32 years earlier, and yet, it hardly feels essential to the series’ overall mythology, nor does it signal where the franchise could be headed.”

“There is a definite whiff of staleness about the latest Jurassic film [...] Jurassic World Rebirth has major stars in Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey, and better-designed creatures than ever, but so few thrills that it may be the weakest of the Jurassic franchise.”