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June 22, 2018

At the Movies: ‘Jurassic World 2' leans on nostalgia, contrivances

By LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer

In the hands of a new director, J.A. Bayona, with Chris Pratt's high-wattage charisma on full blast and a fair amount of self-aware humor intact, there are certainly worse ways to spend a couple hours in the air-conditioned multiplex this summer.

Here's the good news: “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom “ is more fun than “Jurassic World.” It's not exactly a high bar, but still a welcome surprise. In the hands of a new director, J.A. Bayona, with Chris Pratt's high-wattage charisma on full blast and a fair amount of self-aware humor intact, there are certainly worse ways to spend a couple hours in the air-conditioned multiplex this summer.


 
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