‘Meg 2: The Trench’ Disappoints
A mess of oceanic proportions.
Our favorite deep sea adventurer is back with a team of scientists to save the world from even more Megs (aka giant, prehistoric sharks).
I quite enjoyed the first film. It’s silly, action-packed, and utterly ridiculous, and I had a great time watching it. It was the light-hearted action thriller that I was looking for. Plus, watching Jason Statham battle a giant CGI shark is a good time. What more could you want?
Sadly, the second film doesn’t hold a candle to the first. They really should’ve stopped with one. Why don’t people ever quit while they’re ahead?
Meg 2: The Trench is an example of a good premise squandered by a poorly executed story. Instead of sticking with the simple story that we want (Jason Statham battling a giant CGI shark), they tried to get too clever.
The first half of the film isn’t all that engaging for a number of reasons. First, there’s a lot of exposition; people are just talking about Megs and dangers and things. While there is some action, it can be difficult to see because of how it’s filmed. Finally, there are some twists and turns in the middle of the field that don’t work very well.
Thankfully, in the second half of the film, they return to what we watch these Meg movies for: Jason…
