First Reactions to ‘Jurassic ...

Universal Pictures’ Jurassic World Rebirth has finally screened for critics and pop culture commentators, and the first reactions are in. The Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey-starring franchise installment aims to revitalize the series since the release of Jurassic World: Dominion in 2022.

Director Gareth Edwards teams up with original Jurassic Park scribe David Koepp for Jurassic World Rebirth. The film serves as a departure from the main ensemble of the Jurassic World films as a side story centering on a secret mission to utilize dino-DNA for a life-saving cure. So naturally, things go awry because the secluded island they have to go to ends up being filed with failed mutated dinosaur rejects like some island of misfit InGen toys.

Here is a social media round-up of what critics and film content creators thought of the film and well… the results are decidedly mixed.

Welp…#JurassicWorldRebirth is a movie. It has that going for it. pic.twitter.com/9fXbxInkeN

— Clayton Davis (@ByClaytonDavis) June 18, 2025

#JurassicWorldRebirth hits every note you’d want a Jurassic film to hit, with engaging characters, a great score, great cinematography direction and incredible VFX work by @ILMVFX . Hats off #GarethEdwards @LeDoctor I already want to see it again. pic.twitter.com/TUFwyiYrHW

— Mark Newbold (@Prefect_Timing) June 20, 2025

#JurassicWorldRebirth is everything you want.

The plot can be silly but who cares.

The film is gorgeous, the dinosaurs are AWESOME, and Jonathan Bailey may be one of my new favorite actors.

My heart was racing and there was a moment where I was so happy I wanted to cheer. 🥲 https://t.co/Z3I97ey2J3 pic.twitter.com/1NUbUY5nli

— TheConnorWebb (@TheConnorWeb) June 19, 2025

#JurassicWorldRebirth had a solid concept—mutated dinosaurs on a new island. I was intrigued. But the movie just feels blah. It’s a string of forgettable scenes that go nowhere. One river sequence stood out, but the rest blurs together. The characters are dull, there’s zero… pic.twitter.com/sbixVD10Ad

— John Flickinger (@theFLICKpick) June 19, 2025

#JurassicWorldRebirth is a winner! Gareth Edwards knew just how to bring a Jurassic story to screen. I adore the practical movie magic of the original film. Over the years, the franchise has embraced more CGI. Rebirth is indeed loaded with effects-heavy set pieces, but those… pic.twitter.com/uiVnKvzO73

— Perri Nemiroff (@PNemiroff) June 19, 2025

#JurassicWorldRebirth is a shallow and an unnecessary entry in the Jurassic Park universe.

The action and the cool cinematic shots doesn’t help the film overcome the GLARING flaws within its characters and the bland narrative that will leave audiences feeling empty in the end. pic.twitter.com/QVkvahmJuA

— Bill 🙂 (@BilliamSan) June 19, 2025

#JurassicWorldRebirth is a roaring triumph and perfect entry into the franchise. Loved all the new dinosaurs and boy, are some scary. Get ready to fall in love with Dolores. Loved it and what a beautiful homage to the original. pic.twitter.com/3j4Octqwe0

— Jazz Tangcay (@jazzt) June 18, 2025

Saw #JurassicWorldRebirth last night – a bit intense for the little but otherwise a good dinner action thriller @JurassicWorld #dinosaurs 🦖🦕 pic.twitter.com/0gbDjFyrQu

— Washington Gardener (@WDCGardener) June 19, 2025

Jurassic World Rebirth opens July 2.

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