Is Jurassic World Dominion Really The Worst Jurassic Movie?
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Jurassic World Dominion
Jurassic World Dominion has the lowest critical rating of any of the Jurassic films thus far, but is it really the worst of the series? The latest entry in the franchise serves as the finale of the Jurassic World trilogy, rounding out the franchise that began with 1993's Jurassic Park. Based on the novel by Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park served as a kind of tech-thriller meets Jaws-on-land, brilliantly orchestrated by director Steven Spielberg into becoming a beloved classic that continues to be celebrated and discovered by new and old audiences. The key characters, including Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum, became everything from icons to memes, taking their place in the halls of nostalgia.
The sequels were another story altogether, with none of them achieving the critical adoration that Jurassic Park did. 1997's The Lost World: Jurassic Park followed the original and brought back only one of the main players (Goldblum) and kept Spielberg at the helm, but underwhelmed audiences and the box office. 2001's Jurassic Park III, which brought back Neill in the lead and Dern in a cameo, but once again failed to ignite fans or dollars, leaving the franchise dormant until 2015's Jurassic World. Directed by Colin Trevorrow and starring a new cast including Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, Jurassic World was the second-most favorably reviewed of the Jurassic series, likely due to the 14-year gap between sequels. The film went on to gross $1.6 billion, making it the most profitable of the series. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom would follow, and despite being a critical dud, still managed to pull in over $1 billion worldwide, ensuring another chapter
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