Escalation is expected in sequels, and director Ben Wheatley’s Meg 2: The Trench has all of the necessary ingredients. While its predecessor features a single Megalodon as the movie’s source of terror ...
What were we expecting from this movie? Meg 2: The Trench is the sequel to 2018 sci-fi actioner The Meg, which featured Jason Statham facing off against a gigantic shark. Now, it’s time for more ...
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Jason Statham returns in a sequel that's more over-the-top but still sounds like it was written by AI. The movie-mad phenomenon of “Barbenheimer” has been a thrilling reminder that audiences can still ...
Perhaps it was the effects of a bright blue “sharktastic” cocktail, but about halfway through “Meg 2: The Trench,” this self-serious sequel suddenly becomes funny. The moment arrives when DJ (Page ...
Back in 2018, The Meg might not have been a massive hit with the critics, but it didn't stop the shark movie from becoming a box-office hit with more than $500 million worldwide. A sequel was ...
Meg 2: The Trench can easily be bisected into two halves. The first, an Underwater-esque survival thriller with our cast trapped on the ocean floor, has some noteworthy jolts. But too often, it ...
*In a movie marketplace in which theater chains are increasingly dependent on blockbuster tentpoles to draw crowds, how does “The Meg” – the umpteenth shark movie since “Jaws” brought about the age of ...
But that silly, explosive summer blockbuster cinematic experience is not what’s delivered. With a script that is all over the place, the movie does nothing particularly creative or compelling with its ...