This is not a common complaint among film critics, but "Jurassic Park III" may not be long enough. At 94 minutes, this droll
and unnecessary sequel is certainly lean, and to some extent, not a lot of exposition is needed. We already know from 1993's "Jurassic Park" and 1997's "The Lost World" that scientists cloned dinosaurs, and that the beasts now inhabit two faraway islands. We know some people will wind up on one of the islands, they'll say, "What was that?!" a lot, some of them will be eaten by dinosaurs, and the most important and/or good-looking ones will survive. So let's skip the introduction and get right to the chompin'! The problem is all the wonderful ideas that are introduced and then left by the wayside in favor of more dino-biting. A group has come to Isla Sorna (the "Lost World" island) to rescue a man (Mark Harelik) and a young boy (Trevor Morgan) who were stranded on it while parasailing. The boy has lived among the dinosaurs for eight weeks with almost no shelter, but his now-instinctive knowledge of them is only hinted at. There is such great potential in this boy showing up even the paleontologists with his experiential expertise, but we see little of that.
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