Let’s be honest: after the globetrotting, locust-filled spectacle of Dominion, many of us were ready to let the Jurassic franchise settle into a nice, quiet fossil bed. But Gareth Edwards stepped in, whispered “back to basics,” and gave us Jurassic World Rebirth.

The result? A film that feels less like a bloated corporate product and more like a high-stakes survival thriller. It’s not perfect, but it’s the most “Jurassic” this series has felt since the 90s.