65 (released 3/10/23)

If you need your Jurassic Park fill of dangerous dinosaurs, then this is the movie for you. The plot does become predictable when it gives you an inch of information. Don't go in expecting a blood bath either because we only follow two characters desperately trying to make it to an escape pod that landed a good 15 km away or a little over 9 miles for us Americans. Now that I did the conversion, I gotta ask why it took them so long to get there. Yes, there are dangerous animals and some mountainous terrain. Going one mph could knock that out in a day. It took about two days to go from their crash point to the escape pod. But can they get out with their lives? You'll have to watch it for yourself. The characters are pretty solid, and the relationship between Adam Driver's character and the girl gets more entertaining as the movie goes on. It does have a 90-minute runtime so I do recommend a matinee to get more bang for your buck. The part that works best about this movie is the contrast. They will have these intense scenes where you are scared for the characters' lives. Then they follow it up with a heart-warming moment or a brief comedic moment. There are a few jump scares if that is a hard 'no' thing for you. It's a fun sci-fi prehistoric horror/suspense movie. It really checks all the boxes off for genres. If you need a thrilling dino movie, give it a watch.

Story - 15%

Characters - 18%

Pacing - 16%

Spectacle - 18%

Entertainment - 16%

Total score: 83%

Grade scale:

90%-100% = must watch

80%-89% = solid, but could be better

70%-79% = Not terrible, watch if the characters or story interests you

60%-69% = only watch for completionist reasons

0%-59% = just skip it, I find the positives and they don't exist here