<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2zDKTU_1EFJBKwD00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2zDKTU_1EFJBKwD00" width="640" height="360" ></figure>BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — "The End of Oak Street" is getting comparisons to "Jurassic Park" based on the premise that dinosaurs are hunting and killing modern people. That is if you accept the idea that 1982 is modern.Granted there are plenty of dinosaurs chomping their way through the unfortunate residents of a Detroit suburb who are mystically transported millions of years into the past. The reason for the event is never made clear but that is just the start of a long list of questions that should not be asked to get even a sliver of entertainment out of the film.Back to the chomping. The difference between the new film from writer/director David Robert Mitchell ("It Follows") and "Jurassic Park" is that instead of hope the humans will prevail there is more of a desire that the entire Oak Street central family gets eaten. That kind of thinking is never good.Greg (the embarrassingly miscast Ewan McGregor) has been lying to his wife, drinking heavily and has an idiotic optimistic outlook that is annoying. His wife, Denise (Anne Hathaway), is so wishy-washy she can't leave her dead-beat husband but uses her misery as fodder for a novel that she clandestinely writes in the basement.One of the few good points of the film is Hathaway who tries her best to make this script work. Her acting effort deserved a far better and more textured character to play.Toss in son Brian (Christian Convery) – who may be a closet psycho – and daughter Audrey (Maisy Stella) – who may just be in the closet – and this is a dysfunctional family that would make Homer Simpson declare at least we aren't that unlikable.The gist of the script is that the family must survive in the prehistoric world. Denise wants to rally the troops of surviving neighbors while Greg prefers to wait and see what happens. What ends up happening is a lot of stupid decisions to create some horror/action moments.The other major problem is Mitchell's script would have to go through numerous rewrites to reach a level of amateurish blandness. His tale requires the audience to ignore even the simplest logical moments.That doesn't include the basic idea of a family thrown through time left to fend for themselves. The problems start as soon as the time leap occurs.It is clear from information provided in the film that the section of the suburb is quite large with hundreds of houses. And yet, the only time any of the other residents are shown, it is a shot of them running for their lives from the assorted hungry dinosaurs. Was there not a neighborhood watch captain to go door-to-door?There's also the element that with the prehistoric land and creatures, the climate has shifted to a more tropical one. That would make sense for a short time but the temperatures outside the zone would filter end and even out the temps. And before you start suggesting something is holding in the heat, there is no giant dome over the suburb.Even if those leaky plotlines could be ignored there is a massive writing mistake that would have killed the movie after 15 minutes had logic prevailed. If you don't want this spoiler skip down a few paragraphs.The rest of the world outside the section of the suburb transplanted through time has not changed. This is clearly shown in the film. This begs the question of why the local police, fire department or military do not show up hours after the switch. Days go by and no help appears.Mitchell is banking that moviegoers will be so entertained by dinosaurs sneaking up behind people, making love, eating pets and killing with graphic glee there will be no questions asked. Some plot snags can be overlooked but this film has gaping holes big enough for a Brachiosaurus to stumble through.Because "The End of Oak Street" has a modern family living in prehistoric times it is proper to quote the great philosopher Fred Flintstone and say if you are thinking about seeing this film "Yabba Dabba Don't."Movie reviewThe End of Oak StreetGrade: C-Cast: Ewan McGregor, Anne Hathaway, Christian Convery, Maisy Stella.Director: David Robert MitchellRated: PG-13 for strong violence, bloody images, language, suggestive material.Running time: 99 minutes.Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KGET 17 News. </div></body>

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — "The End of Oak Street" is getting comparisons to "Jurassic Park" based on the premise that dinosaurs are hunting and killing modern people. That is if you accept the idea that 1982 is modern. Granted there are plenty of dinosaurs chomping their way through the...

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