Advanced Search Beta »
Basic Search Fields
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Lost World: Jurassic Park Image
See the trailer
Metascore
59 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 50 Ratings

Your Score
10 out of 10
Rate this:

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Empire
    Reviewed by: Ian Nathan
    80
    There was no way, no matter how much Spielberg flounce was imbued in this sprightly sequel, that it was going to be as good as the original. It isn't. By a long shot. But even two thirds of the way toward Jurassic Park is about a third better than your average buster of blocks.
  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    60
    Although the digital dinos look great, especially the clumsy stegosaurs, Spielberg and screenwriter David Koepp have failed to absorb the single most important lesson from the movies they've looted: If your people aren't interesting, at least make your monsters memorable.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Tom Meek
    60
    It's technologically more advanced, far more thrilling and there's infinitely more dinos per minute.

See all 18 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. gm101
    10
    This and the original are some of my favorite movies ever! It truly is much better than some sequels. In fact, for Spielberg, I liked this more than the Indiana Jones sequels.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. NickV.
    10
    It has great action scenes from beginning to the end.I like the scene in which ludlow goes to retrieve his infant out of the cargo hold and then says wait to run past the adult rex.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. Halfwelshman
    5
    The highest praise I can give The Lost World: Jurassic Park is that it's by no means the worst sequel I've ever seen (that honour goes to Aliens vs. Predator Requiem). It's got some nice effects and set pieces, and for the most part it's a story you actually care about. The film suffers from the same problem that the first did - an extreme lack of characterisation, but all actors are competent. The only standout performance comes from Pete Postlethwaite, who plays an unexpectedly rounded and well developed secondary antagonist. The stand out scene in The Lost World is a tense chase scene where the characters attempt to avoid stealthy raptors hiding in tall grass. All that is good in the Lost World however (and it must be said, it is an entertaining ride) is nearly ruined by the last half hour of the film. It is at this point that Spielberg thought it would be a good idea to subject his audience to a truly chronic scene in San Diego full of plot holes and unintentionally hilarious moments. The Lost World starts promisingly enough, but I'd strongly advise you to turn off the film before the final act, before your patience for extreme silliness wears out.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

See all 18 User Reviews

Trailers