Spotlight REVIEW Review: 'Jurassic World Rebirth' follows a familiar path BRUCE R. MILLER Jul 12, 2025 Jul 12, 2025 Updated May 29, 2026 0 Jonathan Bailey, left, and Scarlett Johansson star in "Jurassic World Rebirth." Universal Pictures Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BRUCE R. MILLER “Jurassic World Rebirth” isn’t so much a sequel to previous “Jurassic” films as it is a hat-tip to original director Steven Spielberg.kAm%96 ?6H @776C:?8 7C@> 5:C64E@C v2C6E9 t5H2C5D 3@CC@HD >@>6?ED 7C@> “y2HD[” C624E:@? D9@ED 7C@> “r=@D6 t?4@F?E6CD @7 E96 %9:C5 z:?5” 2?5 2 “H2:E 2?5 D66” 2AAC@249 7C@> E96 @C:8:?2= “yFC2DD:4 !2C<]”k^AmkAmw6C6[ 2 ?6H 8C@FA @7 6IA=@C6CD 2C6 @? E96 9F?E 7@C 232?5@?65[ >FE2?E 5:?@D2FCD — @?6D E92E >:89E AC@G:56 2?DH6CD 7@C 2 >@?6J\9F?8CJ A92C>246FE:42= 4@>A2?J]k^Am kAm%96J 9:C6 2 >6C46?2CJ @7 D@CED W$42C=6EE y@92?DD@?X E@ =625 2? 6IA65:E:@? 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