In need of funds for research, Dr. Alan Grant accepts a large sum of money to accompany Paul and Amanda Kirby on an aerial tour of the infamous Isla Sorna. It isn't long before all hell breaks loose and the stranded wayfarers must fight for survival as a host of new -- and even more deadly -- dinosaurs try to make snacks of them.
Too bad the script doesn't extend the same courtesy to the actors, who are saddled with dialogue neither man nor beast could respond to.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
9 Aug 2001
rotten:
Bad news is the only news in Jurassic Park III.
– John Leonard,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
22 Jan 2002
rotten:
If there's one thing certain in this new instalment of Jurassic Park, it's that the critters are a whole lot smarter, faster and interesting than the Homo sapiens dropping in on them.
– Kevin Courrier,
Globe and Mail,
19 Mar 2002
fresh:
True, the film offers little new, but it's still stirring family entertainment...
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
rotten:
An all-action, helter-skelter, don't-forget-to-buy-the-computer-game ride that makes the two previous installments look like models of classic filmmaking.