This was pretty fun actually. I have no idea how this film ended up being the 3rd highest grossing of all time (in 2015 numbers). I’d venture to say this is the best of the Jurassic Park sequels. In a lot of ways, this film ignores The Lost World and Jurassic Park 3 and seems to be more of a direct sequel reboot to the original film. There are tons of callbacks and fan-nods to the first and the story virtually follows the exact same beats.
Chris Pratt is his usual charismatic self and Bryce Howard does a good job as the female lead (I consistently like her acting and screen presence). I didn’t have any problems with the whole “high-heels controversy” regarding her. She got some fun character moments and was truly heroic by the end.
I don’t know where they go with the premise for the inevitable sequel. It’s going to have to get mighty ridiculous to keep moving along but this was a fun, nostalgic sequel.