Jurassic World: Dominion is a very big (and very dumb) slice of Summer escapism. It’s got everything you expect: small dinosaurs, giant dinosaurs, even bigger dinosaurs... Ok, ok, so there’s actually more to the film than the dinos, but isn’t that what we all go watch these for? Yep, the special effects definitely work overtime in this one, but the CG results are mostly awe inspiring. The movie also delivers the nostalgia payload. The returning trio of Laura Dern, Sam Neil, and Jeff Goldblum are a delight to see together again. They are not just relegated to “cameos” either, as these characters get their own story arc to play with. As for Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, they are back as well, only this time Howard’s character, Claire, gets more to chew on (so to speak). Listen, the action is undoubtably fun and exhilarating at points, but the plot is as brain dead as they come. They don’t go near enough into what it would mean to actually have dinosaurs living amongst people around the world. Instead, the focus is on some giant mutated locusts and a cloned little girl. There’s also an abundance of coincidental “dumb luck” in the story. You can maybe buy into one or two “as if” scenarios, but this movie delivers dozens of them. And maybe it’s because I had adjusted my expectation just right, but Jurassic World: Dominion was a rather pleasing watch. Dino-mite? Not quite.