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Jurassic World Dominion Review: In a bloated climax, Chris Pratt’s film ‘takes off more than it can chew’
“Is it possible for humans and dinosaurs to coexist?” Jurassic World Dominion’s lone question is a last-ditch attempt to milk the nostalgia gold bestowed to it by Steven Spielberg’s 1993 classic Jurassic Park. The third instalment brings back the beloved franchise’s OG trio – Laura Dern as Dr. Ellie Sattler, Sam Neill as Dr. Alan Grant, and Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcom – with Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard reprising their roles as raptor trainer Owen Grady and former Jurassic World park manager Claire Dearing. Is the film’s conclusion, however, on par with that of a dinosaur? Let’s see what we can find out!
Jurassic World Dominion takes set four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, with two parallel narratives merging at Biosyn Genetics, a corporate dinosaur laboratory with malevolent ambitions of an oncoming ecological disaster. Dinosaurs now coexist with humans, and a little cloned human named Maisie Lockwood (Isabella Sermon) is kidnapped by Biosyn Genetics CEO Dr. Lewis Dodgson’s (Campbell Scott) goons because she is “valuable intellectual property.” Owen and Claire, Maisie’s adoptive parents, go on a globe-trotting odyssey to save her, facing terrible dinosaurs and cunning people. Maisie is intrigued by her enigmatic origins and family history. Gnarly, massive locusts, on the other hand, represent a severe threat as they wipe away crop fields, threatening a global famine.
The locust outbreak, which has ties to Biosyn, brings Ellie and Alan back together, along with Ian, who has intimate knowledge of the nefarious business. As one might assume, the past and present collide to untangle the Biosyn mess, while the dinosaurs become hunkier and nastier than ever imagined. Steven Spielberg expertly interweaved the terrifying dinosaur danger with emotionally complex characters in Jurassic Park. Colin Trevorrow, on the other hand, fails to capitalise on either in Jurassic World Dominion. The dinosaurs, who deserve to be the ultimate tourist attraction, are overshadowed by a bloated plot that offers plenty of thrills but at the cost of a soul.
When it comes to the performances in Jurassic World Dominion, it’s the original trio who bring some much-needed energy to a chaos-driven tale, especially Jeff Goldblum, who continues to steal the show with his dry humour remarks. Laura and Sam maintain their endearing chemistry, but Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard’s relationship, as well as their close-up shots, feels skewed throughout. The duo works hard to make you care about Owen and Claire, but the character development is almost non-existent. They never emerge as the hero of the story that is supposed to be about them! Isabella Sermon, likewise, suffers from a lacklustre concept, while Campbell Scott’s shady Steve Jobs-like villain is hilarious. Dr. Henry Wu is played by BD Wong, and dinosaur smuggler Soyona Santos is played by Dichen Lachman. Surprisingly, it’s series newbies Kayla Watts as Han Solo-rescue pilot DeWanda Wise and Ramsay Cole as Biosyn Head of Communications Mamoudou Athie that pique our interest with their intriguing characters.
With a cash cow in their hands, Jurassic World Dominion writers Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly take the Jurassic Park franchise’s devoted following for granted. The movie plays more like an action-thriller than a riveting sci-fi movie about dinosaurs, taking obvious inspiration from other big franchise players like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, James Bond, and countless others. Furthermore, the plot overuses the nostalgia theme, which may alienate new fans while OG loyalists continue to demonstrate their support. It’s the polar opposite of what Spider-Man: No Way Home gave its audience, focusing on fan service rather than a compelling past-meets-present story. Regardless, don’t be surprised if Jurassic World Dominion becomes a box office smash!
When it comes to action sequences in Jurassic World Dominion, the explosive adventure in Malta is a definite “edge of your seat” highlight, with Owen and Claire racing to the finish line in motorcycles and pickup trucks while facing horrific dinosaurs and awful humans. It’s here that you see the ramifications of a possible co-existence between humans and dinosaurs, with the latter being displayed to the former’s whims and fancies in the guise of a brutal black market set-up. There are a few of these sequences, but the momentum is short-lived, and the confusing plot is wholly to blame. It never delves deeply into the “co-existence” issue, as promised in prior instalments. While the CGI dinosaurs are more elegantly rendered this time around, something to marvel at especially, the anticipated duel is lacklustre at best, with T-Rex and Giganotosaurus, an even more carnivorous threat.
In the end, Jurassic World Dominion is a forgettable ‘extinct’ conclusion to a renowned saga. “Life manages to find a way.” Unfortunately, Jurassic World Dominion does not!
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BCCI avoided a costly Umran Malik mistake by using Mayank Yadav as pacer peppers speedguns on debut.
Suryakumar Yadav has labelled him the one with the X-Factor; Mayank Yadav is already well on his way to proving that that’s no empty boast from the captain:
For more than five months since the end of April, Mayank Yadav didn’t play a single competitive fixture. But what he had done for Lucknow Super Giants during his four appearances in IPL 2024 before a side strain cut his season short couldn’t be wished away easily. India’s Mayank Yadav bowls during the first Twenty20 cricket match between India and Bangladesh at the Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium in Gwalior on October 6, 2024.
Then only 21, Mayank cranked up the speed gun, touching speeds in excess of 150 kmph quite regularly on his way to seven wickets and consecutive Player of the Match awards against Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Among those six victims in those two fixtures were Jonny Bairstow, Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green, each surprised by the pace the wiry lad generated from an uncomplicated action and the dramatic, unexpected acceleration once the ball hit the pitch.
The aura around Mayank was just beginning to grow when he was forced to sit out the rest of the tournament. It was a shattering blow to the young man, who had reason to believe he would be fast-tracked into international cricket. India had already allowed Umran Malik, the tearaway from Jammu & Kashmir, to run out of steam by not blooding him at the highest level when he was at his lethal best. They were determined to avoid a repeat with Mayank, until the untimely injury brought the entertainment to a temporary halt.
Mayank’s journey of rehabilitation isn’t too well documented. Suffice to say that at the National Cricket Academy, his return to play was monitored with great personal care by NCA head honcho VVS Laxman and his support group, helmed by fast-bowling coach Troy Cooley. The first objective was to get him to white-ball fitness; red-ball forays were a longer-term goal which could wait.
Once Mayank was passed fit white-ball by the NCA, Ajit Agarkar and his co-selectors wasted no time in including him for the three T20 Internationals against Bangladesh. It helped that when Mayank was in Lucknow initially, it was under the tutelage of current India head coach Gautam Gambhir and one of the assistant national coaches, Morne Morkel. They knew what made him tick, they knew what he brought to the table. Once he was available for selection, it was a no-brainer that he would cut his teeth in international cricket in Gwalior in the first of three T20Is on Sunday. Mayank came with a lot of understandable hype, catalysed largely by his unmatched ability to generate express pace. Worldwide, pace has been an irresistible magnet; in India, where unalloyed speed isn’t commonplace, Mayank was hot property, but the big question was whether he could marry it with control, whether he could resist the temptation to believe all the hype about him.
How did Mayank Yadav perform on his India debut?
In four overs at the brand new Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium, Mayank reiterated that he is a talent worth investing in. His first delivery, a loosener if you like, was measured at 142 kmph; his next clocked 146. His first over was a maiden, to Towhid Hridoy, and he took a wicket with his eighth ball, having former Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah caught at deep point.
After a first spell of 2-1-3-1 that straddled the Powerplay, Mayank went for 15 in his third over, which can happen to the most seasoned in the 20-over game. He returned to bowl the 19th, where he regathered focus and conceded only three. By the end of the night, he had figures of 4-1-21-1; only two other Indians had bowled a maiden in their first T20I appearance, Agarkar and Mayank’s teammate Arshdeep Singh. As far as first appearances go, this was far from shabby.
Mayank would certainly have entertained nerves going into his first India outing. It also goes without saying that he will concede plenty more runs in time to come, because such is the nature of the 20-over format and such is the lot of those who bowl really quickly – his fastest ball on Sunday was 149.9 kmph. But already in his brief representative career which translates to 33 matches at the senior level, he has shown that he has the heart, the temperament, the intelligence and the smarts, not to mention the skills, to be a long-term India prospect.
In Gwalior, Mayank showed that there is more to him than just searing pace. He found movement in his first over, the sixth of the innings, and he bowled more than one well-disguised slower delivery. Even in this era of throwdown specialists and bowling machines, he was able to surprise Bangladesh’s batters with his additional pace. Suryakumar Yadav has labelled him the one with the X-Factor; Mayank is already well on his way to proving that that’s no empty boast from his first T20I captain.
BCCI avoided a costly Umran Malik mistake by using Mayank Yadav as pacer peppers speedguns on debut.
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