The Associated Press rated the film two stars out of four, calling it "an ugly, over-saturated movie" that lacks the "deft sense of wonderment, wit and suspense that guided the original". The review praised Pratt and Howard's performances, however. Spielberg said, "To see "Jurassic World" come to life is almost like seeing "Jurassic Park" come true," while Sam Neill also praised the film and its acting. Several news publications, as well as Neill, noted the violence of Zara's death scene, both critically and favourably, with some reviewers expressing concerns about sexism or misogyny in the film's handling of the franchise's first notable depiction of a woman being killed onscreen, although "Entertainment Weekly" wrote, "There's nothing amusing about the demise of Zara, who's as close to 'real people' as "Jurassic World" gets, and it's that unsettling quality about her death that more Hollywood disaster epics need in order to reclaim their visceral emotional prowess". Additionally, several news outlets, including "The New York Times", "New York" and "Slate", considered the film's depiction of Claire, including her use of high heels throughout the film, to be sexist. UK film website Movie Metropolis called "Jurassic World" a tasteful homage to the original but said it lacks some of that film's soul and rated it four stars out of five.