Thankfully at least the Cretaceous creatures and their gnarling antics are impressive on the big screen for those checking out this summer sequel! Director Gareth Edwards creates some splendid action panoramas, but his film’s storyline is scattered and characters uninspiring in Jurassic World Rebirth (C). Several entourages travel to the scene of the dinosaur crimes of the series’ past films to extract yolk from a dino-egg to provide life-saving medicinal benefits for mankind. Scarlett Johansson is a credible action heroine given little to do, and Jonathan Bailey makes the most of his scientist role. Rupert Friend is wooden and Mahershala Ali underused in a film that flashes back and forth between two groups journeying through a dangerous jungle. There are instances of excitement involving capsizing boats plus rappelling and rapids escapades, but other times the action in the woods is way too throwaway. Edwards directs select sequences like beautiful paintings, and the effects are roundly lush, but the creator can’t find a way to unite screenwriter David Koepp’s (and presumably the studio executives’) disparate story ideas. We are left with a film that looks and feels like a big budget tentpole, but it’s built on a mushy mound. Fans of the franchise will eat up this entry but may have to admit it wasn’t all that consequential.