Jurassic Park 3

Rule Of Three: Any time three or more persons are given screen credit for a screenplay you know--you KNOW--you can assume the worst is yet to come.

Rule Of Three: There is always an exception to The Rule Of Three.

"Jurassic Park 3", as the title suggests, is the third in this dinosaur-based series. Which makes it the second sequel in the series. Much has been made of it prior to its release, and now that it has been released much will no doubt be made of it.

Meaning? Well, when it comes to The Rule Of Three, there may be more than three movies in this series.

Then again, there is always an exception to the rule.

"Jurassic Park 3", called by some as "JP3", does what it is supposed to do: Tell a story. Not a great story. "Jurassic Park" did that. Just a good story. Not an elaborate story. The second movie did that. Just a good story. Which is okay.

IF "JP3" were just a low-budget B-flick, a second billing, that is. It isn't. Because it isn't, because much has been made of it, "JP3" goes out carrying a great burden of expectations that drag it down unnecessarily.

Now. That said, allow this: "JP3" is a fun flick. It is. The sort of thing worth loading the car full of everybody and going to the drive-in to see. That's right: The drive-in. Because that is what "JP3" should be meant for: The drive-in. The sort of venue where dinosaurs can roar and people can scream and fling popcorn in mock fear and everyone can have great fun.

This is the least of the problems that hang around the great neck of "JP3", though. And the other, more major problems will become apparent should you chose to see it.

I suggest you do.

Here's why: Sam Neill, who postures and pontificates as B-flick scientific types should. The action sequences that grab you from almost the first frame and carry you to the very end. The very end. The overall length of "JP3", which is just enough. The sparse dialogue that, like the length of the movie, is just enough.

To the story, quickly: A 14-year-old named Eric (Trevor Morgan), who is seen in the beginning parasailing with his mother's boyfriend over the forbidden sea where the forbidden island of Isla Sorna is, located, apparently, off the coast of Costa Rica. (If you have seen the first two movies you know this is location of the doomed and ill-fated theme park. If you don't know this because you haven't seen the first two flicks, not to worry. You will be brought up to speed by those around you in the theater.)

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