Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025) is Officially Extinct | Film Probe Review

At its core, this feature reminds us how destructive human beings are and no matter how much they try to make a character relatable or witty I will always be rooting for the dinosaurs. My primary issue with the never ending sea of Jurassic park inspired films is the human characters loose their likability and I am rarely emotionally attached to their personal narrative or intentions. 

This story is set five years after Jurassic World: Dominion (2022), the planet's climate has become largely unsuitable for dinosaurs, with the surviving ones confined to tropical areas near the equator. A pharmaceutical company believes they can create a revolutionary new drug by extracting DNA from three specific dinosaurs. A team is acquired to enter the dinosaurs habitat but as you can assume things go wrong incredibly quickly. 

Pros

Universal can make blockbuster movies in their sleep, this film is undeniably demanding and had several nail biting moments which I enjoyed seeing on the big screen. The cast elevated the narrative and added heart, comedy and realism to an extinct storyline. 

• The T-Rex scene was easily the most memorable, on the one hand because it was absurdly written and the family appeared to have zero survival skills but mostly because I loved seeing the dinosaur hunt. The T-Rex is a globally recognised dinosaur but it has a particularly special place for those of us who adore the Jurassic Park franchise, seeing this animal hunt the family and intelligently plan its steps was truly magnificent. I adored this scene, even if part of me wanted the dinosaur to eat the family...

• Jonathan Bailey's character Dr. Henry Loomis was a great recreation of the classic character archetype: The Paleontologist. He was able to add humanity to the film and draw the good out of the characters around him, although the whole cast did a fantastic job of elevating the plot. His character and performance was easily the best, ignoring the fact that his accent slipped a little.

Cons

• The story is recycled, the character archetypes are too familiar and in general the plot was hilariously predictable. I went to see this film because I love dinosaurs and I adore the original Jurassic Park (1993), was I expecting anything more? Not at all. At this point I know this film isn’t going to satisfy me. 

• Personally, I am over the narrative of Jurassic Park / World and I truly believe Steven Spielberg is too, despite the fact he was an executive producer on this feature. Jurassic World is churning out the same characters, the same plot and the same outcome time and time again. I am disinterested and I am always disappointed, I wish I could stop myself from seeing these films but alas, I continue to spend my money on them.

I was invested in the spectacle of the film, I loved the locations, the dinosaurs and Jonathon Bailey’s character was a stand out for me. The good hearted, palaeontologist who adores the animals for what they are. Moments of homage to the original film were satisfactory but ultimately  predictable and overused. 

Conclusion

This film had elements of tension, humanity and humour. It holds up as a simple, entertaining family blockbuster but nothing more. The cast all delivered strong performances but sadly this film is just overdone. It is far too predicable to keep someone like me interested, I knew exactly what was going to happen when and to who. 

Probe Points

★★1/2☆☆☆