It appears in the current climate of cinema, it’s a rare to have a sci-fi film released that isn’t part of an already established franchise. Exactly the same could be said for films that feature dinosaurs.

With that in mind, that must make 65 a true rarity then, as it sees space man Adam Driver face to face with dinos.

Living on the planet Somaris is Mills (Driver), with his wife and daughter. Unfortunately his daughter is sick, and the only way they can afford the medical care she needs, is if Mills takes on work that will take him away – far, far away.

It will involve him taking control of a ship, transporting humans in a cryogenic state to another planet. Unfortunately it’s a journey that’s planned to take about two years, but with his daughter not getting any better, he has no choice.

So leaving his family behind, Mills heads off on his epic journey, but it’s interrupted by a meteorite storm, that forces his ship to crash land on an unknown planet. He has no Intel on it at all, but his initial appraisal is this: it’s not very hospitable, with a number of creatures that appear to have an appetite – for him.

Since his break-out role in Lena Dunham’s TV hit Girls, Adam Driver has been quietly carving out an impressive and varied career for himself. He’s just as happy working for indie darlings such as the likes of Noah Baumbach, Steven Soderbergh and Spike Lee, as he his getting his dark force on in the most recent Star Wars trilogy.

He delivers a strong account of himself here as the family-orientated Mills; it’s a role that allows him to lean into his sensitive side, and then also do a bit a bit of damage with a blaster rifle by his side. And of course, he nails both.

He’s also ably assisted by the young Ariana Greenblatt, who possibly has to work that little harder than her co-star as she is forced to speak a foreign alien language throughout. The two work really well together however, as they create their pseudo family dynamic.

Directing duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, having found fame co-writing A Quiet Place alongside its director John Krasinski, have produced an entertaining hybrid of a film. It’s pretty retro feeling throughout, with a silent nod to classics like 1964’s The Land That Time Forgot, and you could even say there’s a little of the Doug McClure about Driver’s performance too.

And considering the fairly limited budget of around $45 million – small change compared to the majority of Hollywood blockbusters today – they do well in creating an unsettling atmosphere, with a world roaming with some impressive dinosaurs that wouldn’t look out of place in a certain park.

It didn’t do as well as it might have at the box office, certainly getting mixed reviews on release certainly didn’t help, but the truth is 65 is a better film than that, and deserves a second chance with its home release.

Beck and Woods have blended your action film with something with a heart, focusing on the developing relationship of its two characters who are both a million miles away from home. And it has decent dinosaurs in it too, and you can’t want for much more than that.