The blockbuster-friendly strain of science fiction practiced by the late Michael Crichton was always heavier on fiction than science.
Still, there was something inherently plausible in the brave-new-world premise of his 1990 bestsellerJurassic Park.
You could argue that three summers ago absurdity reached its delirious breaking point.
Still, it was possible to have a good time by suspending your disbelief.
Well, not just possible, but preferable.
The same holds true for the preposterous-but-effectiveJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
The less you have a go at dissect it, the more youll enjoy it.
If you cant laugh at yourself….
But Im getting ahead of things.Fallen Kingdomcomes out of the gate just as youd want it to.
Those famous last words kick off the bodycount with impish glee.
Needless to say, things are no safer on the island itself.
As pre-credit sequences go,Fallen Kingdoms is damn near perfection.
The park attractions on Isla Nublar now lay in rubble.
But the islands resurrected beasties are alive and well and hungry and ticked off.
Honestly, when will these people learn?
What could possibly go wrong?
At least, until the final half hour when forehead-slapping hooey finally win out.
Up until then,Fallen Kingdomis exactly the kind of escapist summer behemoth you want it to be.B+
