Director: Ben Wheatly
Genre: Adventure/
Action/ Horror
Runtime: 116
minutes
Year:
2023
Starring: Jason Statham, Cliff Curtis, Jing Wu, Page Kennedy, Sophia Cai
Description: A research
team encounters multiple threats while exploring the depths of the ocean
including a malevolent mining operation.
Review: In “The Meg”, Jason Statham’s Jonah and a research team discovers a
hidden underwater cave full of prehistoric sea creatures, including the
colossal megalodon shark. And like a good popcorn action movie should do, Jonah
killed the megalodon. In “Meg 2: The Trench”, three more megalodons escape and
that’s not all.
“Meg 2: The Trench” can best
be described as a B-movie with the budget of a big Hollywood movie. Where the
first film was not good, it was entertaining, fun and very sefl-aware. I highly
enjoyed it. “Meg 2: The Trench” is none of that. Okay, it’s still
entertaining. But it has a more serious tone, is way too over the top for my
liking and the story is messy. With that, the shark-action is not the main
focus. At least not for two-thirds of the film. This starts in the last part of
the movie. And I know this is not a movie you watch for the characters, but you’re
supposed to care a little bit about them or at least remember their names.
“Meg 2: The Trench” is a
bad shark movie. And not the good kind of bad, because that would make it more
fun. It’s just one messy, chaotic pile of crap. Mainly because the sharks are not the focus
and there are too many things going in this movie that aren’t about sharks. Well,
sharks are kind of essential in a shark movie.
Rating: 2/ 5
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