The Meg Review

The Meg is dumb summer fun though it never achieves its full potential. This movie is about a rescue diver who accidentally unleashes a megalodon, a seventy-foot shark, believed to be extinct. Jason Statham gives a great performance. His character is likable and he does an excellent job selling the action scenes. Rainn Wilson gives a really good performance. However, his character is nothing more than a massive stereotype. Li Bingbing gives a good performance, though too frequently her character is neglected. Ruby Rose and Robert Taylor give okay performances even though the script gives them very little to work with. Cliff Curtis gives a really good performance for his smaller role. Shuya Sophia Cai is delightful in a smaller, but funny role. Jon Turteltaub did a great job directing. The action scenes are well done and easy to follow. The script, however, is a mixed bag. The characters are likable enough and there are plenty of really fun moments. However, there are too many attempts at taking the movie seriously. Also as dumb as the story gets, I wish it fully committed and went insane. The visual effects are mostly great except for few moments when the green screen is obvious. At 113 minutes the movie moves at a good pace only occasionally slowing down too much. Overall while The Meg definitely is not perfect, it works as dumb summer fun and is best seen with a crowd.

7/10