Four years after Isla Nublar was destroyed, dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history's most fearsome creatures.
Critics broadly panned Dominion as the weakest entry in the franchise, faulting thin characters, a meandering locust subplot, and a failure to deliver the tension or spectacle that made the original memorable. Audiences were considerably more forgiving than press reviewers, rating the film substantially higher — a gap that itself became part of the story. The return of Grant, Sattler, and Malcolm was perhaps the film's most divisive element, with some critics welcoming the nostalgia and others arguing the script wastes the legacy cast entirely.
“Dominion feels like a contractual obligation at best, and a D.O.A. attempt to wring one last drop out of an already depleted brand at worst.”
David Fear·Rolling Stone
“Overall, and bar a few good performances, Dominion fails on almost all accounts by delivering a story that is too preposterous even for a franchise that has demanded that we suspend disbelief for the last 3 decades.”
Linda Marric·The Jewish Chronicle
“While it's certainly nice to see Dern, Neill, and Goldblum play these people again, it'd be nicer if the script gave them well-written dialogue or placed them in interesting situations”
Bilge Ebiri·Vulture
“provides a sharp contrast”
Empire
“the dinosaur stuff is fun, and the human stuff is a bit half-assed”
Jesse Hassenger·Polygon
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
Four years after Isla Nublar was destroyed, dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history's most fearsome creatures.
Critics broadly panned Dominion as the weakest entry in the franchise, faulting thin characters, a meandering locust subplot, and a failure to deliver the tension or spectacle that made the original memorable. Audiences were considerably more forgiving than press reviewers, rating the film substantially higher — a gap that itself became part of the story. The return of Grant, Sattler, and Malcolm was perhaps the film's most divisive element, with some critics welcoming the nostalgia and others arguing the script wastes the legacy cast entirely.
“Dominion feels like a contractual obligation at best, and a D.O.A. attempt to wring one last drop out of an already depleted brand at worst.”
David Fear·Rolling Stone
“Overall, and bar a few good performances, Dominion fails on almost all accounts by delivering a story that is too preposterous even for a franchise that has demanded that we suspend disbelief for the last 3 decades.”
Linda Marric·The Jewish Chronicle
“While it's certainly nice to see Dern, Neill, and Goldblum play these people again, it'd be nicer if the script gave them well-written dialogue or placed them in interesting situations”
Bilge Ebiri·Vulture
“provides a sharp contrast”
Empire
“the dinosaur stuff is fun, and the human stuff is a bit half-assed”
Jesse Hassenger·Polygon
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction