Any franchise that kicks off with an all-time classic is instantly put at a massive disadvantage, because the chances of replicating such rare magic are almost zero. In the case of Jurassic World Dominion, though, it put a huge dampener on a six-film arc that dragged on for 29 years, rounding off the sprawling dinosaur saga in tediously disappointing fashion.
Steven Spielberg’s original is one of the greatest blockbusters that will ever be made, of that there is no doubt. The second and third installments weren’t a patch on the opener, but Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World reignited the stagnant property with a bang, hoovering up close to $1.7 billion at the box office in the process.