Jurassic World officially opened its doors Wednesday, inviting movie-goers into lands roamed by dinosaurs for the fourth time. This time, the setting is the billion-dollar theme park Isla Nublar — where velociraptors put on a show for people instead of chasing them to their deaths.
The third sequel to the original Jurassic Park stars Chris Pratt as Owen Grady, the theme park's "Velociraptor whisperer," and Bryce Dallas Howard as Claire Dearing, who is in charge of Jurassic World's operations. The movie's premise is simple: everything is fine and dandy until the dinosaurs run wild. Dinosaurs aside, Jurassic World is reminiscent of Jurassic Park, which can both be a good or bad thing, depending on who's talking.
Owen, Claire and the Indominus Rex make for quite a team for The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw. He found Jurassic World to be a world of fear and fun, despite following many of the usual tropes. He had particular praise for Pratt, who gave a "tremendously likeable performance."
