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U/A (INDIA)
2018
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Positive Reviews
138
Negative reviews
107
Average Rating
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1.5
Its actually a good, old fashioned monster movie, with laughs and jolts and a few moments of genuine suspense right where it needs them.
Den Of Geek
3.5
Its actually a good, old fashioned monster movie, with laughs and jolts and a few moments of genuine suspense right where it needs them.
Den Of Geek
3.0
If you think it looks like enormous fun and absolutely up your street you are also right, go watch it on the biggest screen you can.The Meg is shamele ..
Den Of Geek
2.0
The CGI is mediocre at best, and a romantic subplot with a single mom scientist (Li Bingbing) is sentimental hooey.But it is ridiculous, cheesy popcor ..
EW
3.8
The end result may be little more than an exponentially more expensive version of those cheapo Syfy channel movies, but at least it has the good taste ..
Rogerebert
2.0
The action sequences are, if not exactly terrible, certainly clunky, with plenty of largely meaningless, largely bloodless slaughter that doesnt have ..
Common Sense Media
3.0
Alexandre Ajas brilliant B movie excursion Piranha 3D transformed the horror movie premise of the original into a live action comic book that flaunted ..
Indie Wire
2.0
The movie is a glum witted procedural a how to kill the beast thriller.
Variety
3.0
Turteltaub so desperately wants to please everyone from genre aficionados to casual moviegoers with his film, and the end result is an action thrill r ..
We Got This Covered
1.5
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We Got This Covered
2.0
Despite all the blood in the water, this supersized fish tale is nowhere near as fun or frenzied as youll want it to be.
Time Out
3.0
Not quite killer, but its rare to see a 21st century blockbuster having this much fun right through to its sign off with its premise.
The Guardian
3.0
Ultimately, the film can play fast and loose with the laws of deep water biology all it wants and still be carried by the jaunty charm of its lead act ..
The Guardian
3.1
The Meg resonates for the way its computer generated beast makes way for the Statham acious spotlight.
2.5
In other words, theyre not just examples of popcorn movies but, like popcorn itself, blandly satisfying yet forgettable.
3.0
Size often matters in the summer, but a sense of humour doesnt hurt.
Screen Daily
3.0
There are points where it takes itself a little too seriously, and others when it aims straight for cheesy popcorn blockbuster status.
ETimes (TOI)
1.5
The screenplay doesnt give the audience much to care about the sentimental scenes dont resonate too deep, and the comedy doesnt hit home either.
ETimes (TOI)
2.0
The Meg is good for what it is, and yet it also feels like it should be more.
Collider
1.5
It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters when it could be spending it with, you kn ..
Vulture
1.5
Blandly internationalized, generically derivative, drained of any personality, edited as if by computer and bleached of the slightest hint of emotion ..
The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
Jaws, after all, has long been credited with creating the entire concept of must see summer blockbusters and while this toothy fish tale is occasional ..
1.5
If you werent hearing impaired going into Jon Turteltaubs The Meg, you likely will be by the time you leave.
The New York Times
2.8
The Meg is junk made with just enough conviction and craft to convince you that its better than it isor, at the very least, better than it needs to be ..
Paste Magazine
3.7
Its a fun giant killer shark movie, and a solid Jason Statham action romp.
IGN
3.0
At a genuinely enticing action movie premise, executed with charm and reasonably persuasive CGI.
Telegraph
2.0
Unlike those scrappily resourceful earlier thrillers, which made a virtue of modesty, this one is a splashy U.S. China co production with an internati ..
3.0
He debates between a spooky gore fest, a campy thrills and chills stunt show and a deliberately paced ocean exploration flick but ultimately doesnt ta ..
The Young Folks
2.0
But that was a knowingly awful film that effortlessly nailed the effortlessly entertaining edge of insanity tone.
2.5
Should you be looking for action and adventure, theres plenty of leftover thrills still left in theaters should you want that adrenaline rush.
Cinema Blend
2.5
THE MEG isnt a particularly horrible movie, but its definitely a mediocre one.While its technically a much more proficient movie than something like J ..
JoBlo
3.5
The film by and large realizes the potential of its goofy B movie premise (derivative elements and all), delivering two hours of no holds barred enjoy ..
Screen Rant
1.9
Unsure if he wants to have some fun and jump the Sharknado or make a seriously gory fish fest, director Jon Turteltaub has surfaced with nets empty.Th ..
The Globe And Mail
3.8
Or so Jonas claimed.Others insisted he went deep sea crazy, due to nitrogen bubbles in his blood, or something.
Philly
3.0
The screenplay doesnt give the audience much to care about \u00e2\u0080\u0093 the sentimental scenes don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t resonate too deep, and the ..
2.0
It should be noted that the movie is pretty gore free, considering the plot.
One Guys Opinion
3.0
The Meg is a curious hybrid.Its a studio monster thriller thats far funnier than last weeks studio comedy, The Spy Who Dumped Me, often intentionally.
Village Voice
2.5
And it has some of the most ridiculous place yourself in peril moments ever committed to film.
Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
Had the movie evinced a little more whimsy and a better sense of humor, it could have been a fun romp not unlike Jumanji.
ReelViews
2.0
Now the stakes are raised with The Meg, which not only delivers a massive prehistoric shark to terrorize everyone, but the feature itself is delivered ..
Blu Ray
4.5
Director Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure) strikes an agreeable tone, avoiding both unnecessary heaviness and self aware camp.
Chicago Reader
3.1
It seems to have actual weight and presence, and its teeth chomp down with a tangible sense of power (like the satisfying pop when it bursts a hamster ..
Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
a goofy melding of Spielbergs Jurassic Park and Jaws with a soupon of Finding Nemo....Jason Statham is a welcome reprieve from Rock fatigue.
1.9
The end result is a watchable endeavor that does seem to have been designed to appeal primarily to small children, with the engaging performances gene ..
Reel Film Reviews
2.5
Everybody, including Statham, gets more and more cartoony as the movie goes on...it ended up being a lot more like Geostorm than it had to be.
You Tube
2.5
This film is more entertaining than others because it understands how silly it is, and embraces that.
You Tube
3.5
The Meg ticks the necessary wild summertime thrill boxes and also throws in the added bonus of incorporating just enough of a dark, forbidding and ser ..
You Tube
2.5
I wanted this movie to be wackier, crazier, and over the top, the problem is that its PG13.
You Tube
4.5
The outfits, the outfits, the outfits are amazing...This movie is crazily entertaining.
You Tube
1.5
The movie itself seems to be setting things up and establishing a tone that then it itself does not deliver. That was the biggest disappointment.
You Tube
1.5
Terrible dialogue. Really forced, awful emotionalism here and there. It felt like actors not really having a sense of direction.
You Tube
2.0
That premise alone is enough to provoke some guilty pleasure giggles.
The Times
4.0
Watch our critics discuss the big new releases.This week, Kevin Maher and Ed Potton give their verdicts on The Meg.
The Times
3.0
There is a nice blend of humor and action in this movie.The characters dont have much depth, but they are engaging, and there are enough little plot t ..
Lariat
2.0
Three Nicolas Cage collaborations later, we get Turteltaubs latest forgettable trifle: The Meg, a Crackle worthy monster shark movie starring the alwa ..
News Review
2.0
Essentially a PG 13 version of Alexandre Ajas Piranha 3D with fewer jokes and even less of a point, The Meg is a faceless, lifeless, workmanlike, unim ..
News Review
1.0
If The Meg couldve found a way to be as campy fun as, say, the very bloody Piranha 3D or Deep Blue Sea, Id be looking forward to the inevitable sequel ..
News Review
4.5
Well that said, Meg is not a bad watch either, picturing large sized creatures on big screen should surely excite an average movie goer.
indiaglitz
3.0
Yes, theres plenty of crowd pleasing spectacle in the Sanya Bay resort conclusion.
Radio Times
2.5
And it certainly delivers some spectacle (especially if you see it in IMAX).
Screen It
2.0
The film has some decent jokes along the way.The end credit is worth a chuckle; we have gags about humans eating shark fin soup and sharks snacking on ..
Independent
2.0
Instead of a bite, The Meg merely gums its big climax, whimpering its way to a finish.
Rolling Stone
3.0
But all of this has stirred up a megalodon, a massive prehistoric shark that heads to the surface to cause a lot more havoc.
Shadows On The Wall
2.5
But the big fish has plans of its own, setting its heart on chomping up some tasty tourists at a crowded beach.
The Wrap
2.5
The result is a movie that wobbles unsteadily between straight faced action epic and winking self mockery.
News Day
4.0
Theres enough good in the Statham vs. Meg action to make this movie worthwhile.
Film Journal
1.3
The shoddy CGI animation looks like a TNT show on a Tuesday, not that of a $15 a ticket cinematic movie.Ive witnessed more compelling mackerel.
New York Post
2.0
But unlike Steven Spielbergs 1975 trendsetter, it fails to get the viewer invested in what happens to its characters.Dont go expecting The Meg to be t ..
Hindustan Times
3.1
The Meg was never going to be Jaws, but it still feels like a missed opportunity to be something of its own.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.5
Youre there for the action, and theres a lot of it.Its OK, and there are some scares and some silliness and some sadness doled out along the way.
Az Central
3.5
Orson Welles purportedly observed that making a bad movie takes just as much work as making a good one.Halfway through The Meg, I found myself wonderi ..
Npr
3.1
Agreeably preposterous, thus is the sort of late summer time waster that isnt very good, knows it isnt very good and knows you know it isnt very good.
Star Tribune
3.0
Its never less yet also never more than you expect, and never more suspenseful or scary than it is cheesy.
2.5
Its good, but it serves to remind us how much the da dum, da dum score of Jaws added to the tension of Spielbergs classic fish tale.
Toronto Star
3.1
Plenty of quips and one liners, a few narrative surprises, and lots of shark mayhem ensues, but director Jon Turtletaub (National Treasure, The Sorcer ..
Q Network
4.5
When the movie almost seems to settle down, theres a brand new setting established.
Cinema Crazed
4.0
It is not a majorly intelligent film, its more popcorn and leave your brain at the door type of entertainment, but it moves at a fast pace, has plenty ..
Cinema Crazed
3.0
The creature itself is no masterpiece of CGI but proves a ferocious enough adversary, even if it might have been more fun to eschew the relative famil ..
Flim List
4.0
Yet The Meg manages to do something entirely unexpected: it both embraces its inherent ridiculousness and rises above it.
Film Inquiry
3.5
You know the body count will rise its just a matter of who and when.And it doesnt disappoint.
3.0
Susan Grangers review of The Meg (Warner Bros.).Lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean is something very, very scary according to former deep sea ..
Susang Ranger
3.1
Asks little more of you than to strap in, put away your phone and enjoy watching a freakishly huge prehistoric eating machine terrorize some scientist ..
Observer
3.0
It may take a while before deciding if the price of admission was worth it, but its hard not to give in to the spectacle with Jason Statham is taking ..
Flickering Myth
1.5
Jon Turteltaubs The Meg wants you to think it knows the balance between exciting thriller and big, dumb, late summer action flick but never finds a co ..
Flim Threet
3.0
But as new discoveries surface, the stakes are higher than theyve ever been.
Book My Show
2.0
Welcome to Jurassic Shark. Glub, glub. A Dwayne Johnson film with Jason Statham as idiots Captain Ahab.
Boston Herald
2.0
The attempt to ground this situation in a serious way is often followed by one off jokes, never finding an ideal balance.
The Film Stage
3.1
Then again, maybe a terrific shark thriller, as opposed to a fairly good one, can put the mega back in megalodon.
Chicago Tribune
3.8
The film delivers on that silly stupid summer fun promise, while also exceeding expectations in terms of action and set pieces
Chicago Tribune
2.0
The film languished in development hell for over two decades, and its easy to see why.
Bullz-Eye
3.0
The Meg is kind of like Jaws meets Birdemic.Its kind of like Jaws meets Jaws.
Uproxx
2.0
Trouble is, its neither good fun or bad fun, floundering gracelessly in between.
The Irish Times
2.0
Not really, but its also uncertain if cinematic quality truly matters when youre facing down a motion picture that allows the action icon to literally ..
Birth Movies Death
2.0
The one genuine shock is that it takes Statham as long as 44 minutes to remove his shirt and flash his pecs.
Standard
3.5
The action is wild and actually genuinely thrilling in parts, and worth seeing unspoiled.Its not too gory, just violent enough to give it a deserved P ..
Pajiba
3.8
Goofily Silly Meg Enjoyable Shark Attack Absurdity In the deepest recesses of the Pacific Ocean, monsters are real.
Movie Freak
3.0
But its got some decent one liners (are you saying we opened a superhighway for giant sharks
Detroit News
3.3
On the one hand it plays everything serious despite the ridiculous premise, much like the original Godzilla movie.On the other hand, it knows it is ri ..
1.5
The problem with The Meg is that it isnt loose enough to embrace the ludicrousness of its premise.
Firstpost
2.5
But if a lot of the plotting (and some of the dialogue) is colossally stupid, its presented in a cheerful, old fashioned, thoroughly unpretentious way ..
Cnn
3.8
Directed by Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure), The Meg makes excuses for neither its exaggerated action nor its self aware sense of humor.There is no ..
Aisle Seat
3.5
The characters are broadly sketched, but the fun cast delivers punchy dialogue and exhibits solid chemistry.
Forbes
4.0
Luckily, during these flat spells, Statham is there to keep interest levels just out of the boring zone. Not only with some truly wince inducing one l ..
Herald Sun
2.0
Its a little preposterous, a little moving, and a lot entertaining.
Consequence Of Sound
2.0
(Its telling that the best joke in the movie is a reference to a beloved film aimed specifically at children.).Theres little adventure in this adventu ..
Vox
2.0
But this movie is neither as smart nor as dumb as it needs to be in order to work.
Now Toronto
1.5
Puzzlingly, this middling thriller wannabe never quite owns up to its gory potential.
Film School Rejects
1.5
Whole lines hell, whole sequences are cribbed from Jaws, a tactical error that only serves to make the viewer wish they were watching Jaws.Its lazy th ..
Film Ink
1.5
What can you laugh at, if you cant laugh at a giant monster rising out the depths and gobbling everyone in sight
The Age
3.0
Yet as a late summer thriller, it ups the ante in entertaining ways, providing plenty of thrills even if none of the characters are likely to stick in ..
Maki At The Movies
2.0
When characters who shouldnt be cracking jokes arent busy cracking jokes, theyre concerned with sacrificing themselves, quite overtly, to save the liv ..
3.0
However, theres just enough thrills and gills here to satisfy both monster movie junkies and advocates of multi million dollar US/Chinese co productio ..
Cine Vue
3.0
Living up to its billing as the most ridiculous film of the summer, The Meg is one to laugh at rather than with.Instantly forgettable, but undeniably ..
Games Radar
4.5
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You Tube
4.0
Director Jon Turteltaub... has done the popcorn industry a serious service with this carnivorous charmer.
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
3.0
But its an enjoyable movie.The problem with The Meg is that while it definitely chomps at your senses, its just not ridiculous enough to be memorable.
Star Burst Magazine
2.0
An overstuffed cast leaves characters jostling for screen time, and a romance between Jonas and Zhang ends up being amusing for all the wrong reasons, ..
Lw Lies
2.0
But, though not without moments of minor inspiration, the New Zealand shot blockbuster is for the most part a rather wet affair.
Nz Herald
3.0
However, despite those fearsome proportions, the film around it is less nerve wracking shocker and more watchably goofy creature feature thats a few b ..
Flicks
1.5
But once they start getting chummed, its hard to muster much enthusiasm for the proceedings.This is one of those rare movies where a stupider script a ..
The Stranger
3.0
Suddenly the film blossoms into an endearingly silly slasher movie, complete with ludicrous jump scares.
Screen Crush
2.0
But its too slow, too talkative and far too seemingly concerned with being a good film, when it should have been embracing all the glorious possibilit ..
Stuff
2.5
Thank goodness then that The Meg has Jason Statham (Crank, Fate of the Furious) at his most Jason Stathamy.
Stuff
3.4
Turteltaub has directed some enjoyable comedies, but the biggest laughs in The Meg come from the fact that nothing onscreen is credible.
Ar Kansas Online
1.5
One might imagine any such transparently silly enterprise would understand its silliness and exploit it as self referential comedy.
Film Racket
1.5
But The Meg sort of arrogantly assumes it doesnt need to maintain any sort of shape, figuring that well lap up the silliness no matter how unwieldy an ..
Vanity Fair
4.0
This is the action genres Mamma Mia so many ingredients point to a shambles, but it is practically impossible to resist.
The Sun
1.5
Void of any semblance of terror and filled with actors who bring a net personality value of zero to the proceedings, The Meg once again proves that no ..
Matts Movie Reviews
3.0
And there is a nice twist in the middle to keep you hooked till the end.The CGI creature keeps changing its size however.
FilmFare
3.8
The Meg shoe horns emotional drivers where theyre not needed and we can never comprehend if Turteltaub is aiming for B movie laughs or tragic sincerit ..
Film
2.5
The British action star from The Transporter and Fast and the Furious franchises takes on a giant prehistoric shark what more can you want out of a su ..
Scmp
4.5
The Meg is just a movie about a killer shark doing killer shark stuff, except, you know, hes super big.
Ign
2.0
If youre still keen to see it, Id suggest going along to a busy Friday or Saturday night session to enjoy the audience reactions.
The Film Pie
4.0
A high octane love letter to the summer blockbuster.A genre started by, you guessed it, Jaws.
Io9 Gizmodo
2.5
No one knows what should be down there, because no ones ever been that deep before.Whatever the case, the thing is big and its still out there and the ..
Chicago Sun Times
3.5
Its a totally ludicrous thing to ask for as a prerequisite for satisfaction but in a way it made sense.
Punch Drunk Critics
3.8
Its a good bad... and worth a popcorn matine. While its easy to lament what could have been... maybe summer success and brand recognition here will le ..
Movie Crypt
2.5
The Meg largely removes the cheese factor of the genre, but still remains a fun popcorn flick.
Movie Web
1.0
Aggressively dumb summer fun that sets out to offer something for everyone, and winds up giving nothing much to anyone.
Sandiego Reader
1.0
Deep Blue Sea, The Shallows, and 47 Meters Down are all enjoyable, entertaining and fun in different ways.Hell, even the Sharknado franchise is a ton ..
We Live Entertainment
3.5
It may be based on a book, but it doesnt have to be to get you interested in seeing it.
We Live Entertainment
3.0
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Film Companion
1.5
The special effects are occasionally striking, finally drowned out by excess.
Cinemix Tape
4.5
Amazingly, The Meg finds an alternate option: Its not a Pretty Good Bad Movie or a So Bad Its Good Movie or even a So Bad Its Bad Movie.Its So Bad Its ..
The Ringer
3.5
It even achieves a peculiar effervescence thanks to some squeaky clean storytelling, right out of the 1950s era of giant monsters and strapping heroes ..
News Week
2.0
After teasing a film with a concept so outlandish it could only be a self aware romp, you cant help but feel the ante couldve been upped.
One Room With A View
2.5
Itll lead to a lot of therapy sessions due to PTSD, Im sure.Exploring a new ecosystem beneath the thermocline level at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean ..
Solzy At The Movies
3.1
Look, I can sit back and have fun watching a 75 foot monster gobble up hundreds of screaming swimmers like soggy popcorn shrimp as much as the next gu ..
Daily Herald
2.0
But its only toward the end that the film acknowledges its potential for sadistic, Piranha esque mayhem.
Film Avclub
3.0
Its not the cleanest path to success, but it works more than it doesnt.
Cbr
2.0
At one end you have Jaws, Spielbergs classic suspense thriller that married Hitchcockian tension with vivid characters.
The Ooh Tray
2.0
The Meg won me over, largely because it promised man vs. beast and delivered.
Bowling Green Daily News
2.5
If the solitary thing you want of The Meg is that it provides a lot of giant shark spectacle, it happily provides this.
Alternate Ending
3.0
But is it believable that, if one did, The Stath could totally take it out.Hell yes.
Scifi Now
1.5
This should be a bloody schlock fest a la Lake Placid, but instead its a weirdly tame survival movie.
Lainey Gossip
3.8
The Meg has an impressive CGI shark with an appetite for destruction, a delightfully grumpy Jason Statham and much panicking.What more do you need in ..
Seattle Times
4.5
In that opening act is a microcosm of The Megs major problem: Its great when Statham fights a shark and isnt great when Statham isnt fighting a shark.
Film Journal International ..
3.1
The Meg isnt any worse than Deep Blue Sea theyre both passable, undemanding entertainment but its certainly more toothless.
Clclt
4.5
A perfect blend of silly and serious, this gargantuan mega dose of action driven spectacle is an absolute must see with your chums.
Fresh Fiction
3.5
Hes played by Rainn Wilson, an actor for whom weaselly isnt a leap.
Seven Day Svt
4.5
Its a fun summer blockbuster film thats definitely worth seeing a second time if you decide to give it another go.The Meg will be released in theaters ..
Black Girl Nerds
2.0
Its not good enough to be a good film, but also not bad enough to be so bad its good.
Concrete Play Ground
2.5
The platitudes and corny music employed here also seem better suited to a 1990s film than a grand epic.
National Post
2.0
Director Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure) bulldozes through a half dozen action sequences of ever greater mayhem.
Original Cin
3.5
Its much more campy and fun than other shark movies Ive seen in the past.
Rendy Reviews
4.5
My only real disappointment is that the movie is largely bloodless, and when youre dealing with a swimming monster like the one here, youre almost cra ..
Third Coast Review
1.0
With a running time of nearly two hours, this regressive throwback is a nod to the prehistoric storytelling techniques Hollywood apparently still hasn ..
Ion Cinema
4.5
Its temperature serves as a barrier that keeps life below from coming above.
Blacknerd Problems
2.0
More than I expected for a shark movie.It came to a point where I could barely stop laughing at it.
The New Paper
4.0
Though there may be some hiccups to the movie overall, its an exciting and exhilarating and action packed film with a classic theme.
Cultured Vultures
2.0
And a racist stereotype is played as the same racist stereotype.If theres an effort to go meta, it fails.
Movie Mom
2.0
When its out to sea its HUGE, knocking over boats and gobbling up people like cocktail peanuts.
Media Mikes
2.5
But just how to repeat the magic that made Jaws a certified classic has eluded filmmakers for decades.
Daily Film Fix
2.5
Awesome.Okay Thats Enough Plot Already What can be said that is positive
Theepoch Times
3.8
And The Meg would be one of the most entertaining, if not a little embarrassing, people youd know.
Qc Times
3.5
The Meg generates the suspense that the public expects from a killer shark movie, has flashes of grace and some unexpected plot twists...
2.5
There are the expected close scrapes, surprisingly good production design, PG 13 rated chompings and fluctuating levels of even giant shark movie plau ..
Ap News
3.0
It delivers more than enough shark thrills that will have you alternating from dropping your jaw, laughing and applauding.
Columbus Alive
3.1
The Meg isnt any worse than Deep Blue Sea theyre both passable, undemanding entertainment but its certainly more toothless.
Film Frenzy
3.1
As big, dumb and fun as you hoped for ... but saddled with the most cringe worthy romantic subplots in recent memory.
Hollywood Into To
1.5
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the theater and enjoy old fashioned summer entertainment.
Us Magazine
2.0
It doesnt reach that level of skill and terror , but for those who have an appetite for the genre, it serves well enough.
Assignment X
2.5
The biggest issue is the aforementioned inability to settle on what it wants to be; the dissonance basically results in a movie that is neither good e ..
1.5
Still, for all the nods to Jaws he did include, Turteltaub resists including the obvious line about the shark being too big for the boat.
Toledo Blade
4.5
But its throwback nature and the likable cast kept me interested and, most importantly, entertained.
Battleship Pretension
4.5
The Meg is a ton of pre historic scary fun, and the last big blast of the summer!
Screen Anarchy
2.0
But what it truly lacks is better humor and characters with more bite.
Entertainment Voice
2.0
The Meg is nothing to get excited about, but has enough thrills and chills to satisfy many monster film buffs, including myself.The story is in choppy ..
Movie Chambers
2.0
For an afternoon diversion on basic cable The Meg gets the job done.
The Only Critic
3.5
The Meg has a very firm sense of humor about the ridiculousness of its premise, and its that sort of were all in on the joke approach that makes The M ..
Bloody Disgusting
2.5
The Meg promises a far bigger bite than it can deliver This time, the shark jumps you!.So one would think, seeing the prehistoric megashark on the pos ..
Metro Active
2.5
Theres a way to make dumb movies fun let me remind you of Skyscraper, if I may.
Heral
3.0
Its tagline is Pleased to eat you. There is no need for a review. You know exactly what youre getting into here but, because I am paid by the word, he ..
Richard Crouse
1.9
Its painful watching the cast wade through such murky dialogue and awkward exposition for a film thats little more than a big budget B movie that does ..
The Dispatch (Lexington, N ..
3.1
Its hard to overstate just how big it is.Imagine the biggest shark youve ever seen and, like, quintuple it.
Free Beacon
3.1
Good fun in many ways, this latest fantastical fish tale lacks the sharp dramatic bite and tasty narrative morsels of that 1975 classic.
Film Festival Today
2.0
The movie isnt campy or ridiculous enough to be entertaining for those reasons, though it feints in that direction occasionally (like when Jonas sings ..
Crooked Marquee
2.5
The usually overly stoic Statham shows a likability and charisma he hasnt explored very often in his pervious works.
Geek Girl Authority
1.5
The vacillations of the script are as constant as the boats attacked by the shark.
3.0
For something insane however, it isnt the whole hog disasterpiece of your schadenfreude fantasies.
The Film Experience
2.0
Its funny to enjoy cheesy CGI when its a low budget made for television film Sci Fi Channel, but not so much when its a major studio release.
Screen Zealots
4.5
Of course, when The Meg goes full pulp, thats where the movie shines.
The Spool
3.0
Its not that the Transporter movies are so much more sophisticated than this one.But the best Jason Statham vehicles and the best silly monster movies ..
The Week
4.0
On a certain level, the story sounds like the premise of an absurd comedy.But it is all true.
Kpbs
3.0
Ultimately, The Meg disappoints most because we see what could have been. Somewhere in here theres a pared down, gore soaked, R rated version of this ..
2.5
Hes got a light, breezy touchgolly whopping action and effects; easy on the violence; a wholesome sprinkle of romance and flirtation; B movie quips an ..
Parade
2.5
While the Statham/shark combo shines, the rest of the film drowns.
3.8
There are genuine moments of tension in this film despite its outlandish premise.
Flixist
3.5
The Meg isnt going to win any awards but for an entertaining evening out you could do worse; It is a fun, end of summer ride.
FlickDirect
3.0
But make no mistake, The Meg is no Jaws.In aesthetic and intention, it comes closer to its other B movie cousin Sharknado, a movie so uniquely terribl ..
Gulf News
2.5
Suffering from an obvious and unnecesary intervention of post production minions, The Meg falls short when delivering the mix of B horror and comedy.
1.5
When it goes south, hes forced to leave his buddies behind who die.
Movies and Shakers
1.0
Turteltaub instead turns in something neither scary or suspenseful, and often funnier than it intends to be.
Metro Weekly
2.5
The action is often silly, but not quite silly enough to make a giant shark movie really fun.
Movie Cricket
2.5
Casting superstar tough guy Jason Statham as Jonas was smart... too bad the script isnt.
At Home In Hollywood
3.0
Bingbing Lis Suyin is a welcome delight brave, clever and dryly ego puncturing.
Caution Spoilers
3.0
Well, Im delighted to say there was a happy ending to the tale.That unfortunate diver went on to become the multimillionaire star of an enjoyably daft ..
Herald Scotland
4.0
The Meg is one of the summers most fun, most mindless blockbusters, a shark vs. human movie that doesnt stand up to close scrutiny but is enjoyably du ..
Chesapeake Family
1.5
Tear me apart, bludgeon me to death with your spatula, kill me now In The Meg the raw ingredients are all there, but what ought to have been a delicio ..
The Tyee
2.5
If you want unabashed stupidity, The Meg doesnt really supply it.
Film Monthly
3.0
The Meg is many things, most of those things are boring. What it isnt and never will be is a beloved cult flick that is surprisingly profitable or gen ..
The Reader (Omaha, NE)
2.5
For the most part, The Meg gives its audience exactly what it expects and what it wants: B movie thrills on an A movie scale.
Gq Magazine
2.0
A missed opportunity to atone for in the obligatory sequel thats likely coming.
The Jam Report
3.0
It may have a few rough patches, but as a whole, its entertaining as hell and it really scratched my itch for aquatic themed adventures this summer.
Daily Dead
2.0
And like Pop Rocks and an ulcer, tedium and mega sharks just dont mix.
Silver Screen Riot
1.5
It has its moments, but The Meg is overall a limp movieit has a big monster and absolutely no idea what to do with it.
The Muse Jezebel
2.5
The marketing campaign therefore just advertises the final twenty minutes.Its a tale of two movies: a suspense thriller that doesnt quite embrace its ..
Jaredmobarak
2.0
On one hand, if youre going to rip off a shark movie, you might as well rip off the best.
Houston Press
1.0
Its not like you could even get a bus to the nearest big city if you wanted to go to a gig: the equivalent would be a five hour ferry trip to Southamp ..
Brightest Young Things
2.0
The best way to watch The Meg is with a big box of popcorn and an ironic eye roll: its clearly designed for distracted audiences, given that each key ..
Metro News
2.5
It doesnt matter how good or bad it is, as long as the creature shows up at close enough intervals.
2.0
The cheapest looking US$125million film ever made, joyless journeyman Jon Turteltaubs big shark movie drags the anchor for most of its interminable 11 ..
Screen Space(Squarespace)
3.0
To feel the full Meg effect, its best to find refuge in its B movie aspects.
2.8
Unfortunately the production does not dare to go further and remains at times as a B movie.
Konexión
3.0
Now that Deep Blue Sea has been widely seen vindicated we have a perfect opportunity to reacquaint ourselves with a spectacular, rowdy film that seeks ..
Fotogramas
3.8
You could roll your eyes and wince at the goofy catchphrases and predictable plot twists, but youre best off just leaning back in your seat, chomping ..
K Gun 9
3.0
Our president says news media are the enemy of the people; he chafes against the constant scrutiny thats applied to his administrations actions.
The Monitor
2.0
Its like we get to visit Hell, realize the consequences, and repent in time for the final credits.The Meg certainly feels like a reckoning and an illu ..
Ex Press
2.0
So were just going to say its an unrelated prehistoric shark thats been you know, hiding.
Pitts Burgh Magazine
3.5
Part of the attraction is the Stath doesnt feel threatened by strong females, allowing itself to be assisted in the battle against the Meg by capable ..
CNET
3.0
The acting is average for this genre, with several stock characters for potential shark food.
Movie Reviews Cinemaclips
1.5
The attractions are there, but the result is less convince and stimulating than promised.
3.3
This is a fascinating film that definitely veers into the art film world of Julys own films like You and Me and Everyone We Know, but it has a quirky ..
Weekend Warrior Blog Tumbl ..
2.0
It is certainly a summer blockbuster with its shallow thrills and classic action hero moments, but this John Turteltaub directed movie completely swim ..
Smash Cut Reviews
1.5
There is definitely an excellent idea hidden in the background of the film. Unfortunately, its difficult to find it.
Cocalecas
3.0
When it comes to comparing it to the other inhabitants that occupy shark movie waters, The Meg is thankfully more akin to Deep Blue Sea than it is Jaw ..
The Hollywood News
1.5
That doesnt make it a bad movie, merely one aiming for family friendly.
NBC News THINK
2.5
The movie is a long and absurd exercise in kitsch, without any high aims and even fewer incentives to inspire more than a passive glance.
The Cinema Phile Blog
2.5
Turteltaub plays the premise way straighter than youd expect, treading water between a serious thriller and a tongue in cheek Sharknado spoof, never b ..
Wtop
3.8
It does provide an entertaining ride for a few air conditioned hours at the multiplex.
Ohio
3.0
I am extremely here for Jason Statham fighting a giant shark but too often, Turteltaub forces the main event to take a back seat to terribly plotted u ..
Mad About Movies Podcast
2.0
The magnitude of the production doesnt conceal poor script overly inspired by Jaws.
El Mundo (Spain)
2.0
Its the combination of a largely po faced approach and inability to land a joke that sucks the air out of this underwater adventure.
Movies 8 My Life Blog Spot ..
1.5
Does he often look overly serious and doesnt have to worry about shaving Yes.
KSDK
1.5
The decision to keep the movie PG 13 also means that there isnt a lot of blood in the water.
4.0
And, given Jonass ex wife is with them, he doesnt need much persuasion.
Times of Malta
1.5
This sharp toothed shark needed freedom, free rein for his murderous desires, however, he could not get out of the fish tank.
Butaca Ancha
2.5
For other movie goers looking for summer doldrums thrills, THE MEG is more meh than mega hit.
We Are Movie Geeks
3.0
If it hasnt struck you by now, irrespective of its big dollar, CGI bells and whistles, this is full fat cream cheese.
4.5
For me though, the silly joys of the movie way outweighed the dodgy CGI creatures.
Comicsverse
3.0
True to the genre, theres an almost comical amount of plot, backstory, mythology and pseudo scientific babble stacked up in order to justify a premise ..
Geek
2.0
A missed opportunity to be truly cult worthy cinema, The Meg is still a fun ride the overtly serious delivery of some truly awful dialogue keeps it gi ..
Brisbanista
3.5
Still, as pulpy action films go, this is the best blockbuster about prehistoric monsters youll see this summer.
Exclaim!
4.0
Its a film that thankfully knows just how silly it is and has a lot of fun with it.
The National
3.0
This self awareness and acknowledgment of its extravagantly priced B Movie notions allows The Meg to deliver an easy deep sea romp perfect for the end ..
Screen Queens
3.0
The interesting thing is that Statham is convincing when hes more than a stoic face, and the mix of genres comes in handy (he had already proved himse ..
1.5
Clearly, The Meg is a limp monster movie, one that has all the rotten teeth to be so bad, its terribly good, but doesnt have the will to bite.
4.4
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Kam Williams
2.5
The films individual adults have a more difficult time making their presences felt.
Reverse Shot
3.0
Supporting characters (including The Offices Rainn Wilson) avoid stereotype, by and large, refreshing for a big budget summer actioner.
North Shore News (Vancouve ..
2.0
When a second team dive down and get stuck, Jonas comes out of retirement to save them, but ends up releasing the Megalodon from its sealed ecosystem. ..
Culture Whisper
1.5
Thus: a giant monster shark movie with, for a disconcertingly long time, no giant monster shark.
Flicks
2.5
Oh, the humanity!.At HoustonChronicle.com: Were in a golden age of black cinema, but will it last
Houston Chronicle
3.0
On film, it doesnt really seem that big, at least not consistently so.
Wicked Horror
1.5
The idea that shark movies can be so over the top theyre funny spawned a whole new sub genre of campy sharksploitation flicks that The Meg tries to ca ..
J Post
3.0
It doesnt seem particularly interested in being that type of good.
Dear Cast and Crew
2.5
When The Meg is fun, self aware and proud to be both, it has an engaging comic spark.
Screen Hub
2.0
A first act that drags with a poor script and boring visual effects make for a movie thats only enjoyable for how dumb it can be.
Next Best Picture
3.5
Im Rain Jokinen and I wrote my first movie review at the age of twelve.
Mulling Movies
3.0
It shares a sense of cheesy fun with all those schlocky shark movies the Syfy Channel churns out, but theres a lot less gore than youd find in a Shark ..
Movie Talk
2.5
The Meg never captures that level of sustained suspense, and it definitely isnt anywhere close to realistic, but for certain stretches it generates ef ..
In Lander
1.5
But know that youre going to have to sit through an hour and a half of hamfisted emotional moments and stake raising conflict.
Nightmare on Film Street
2.5
It couldve been worse. Its not the best compliment someone can give to a movie, but its the first thing I thought when I finished watching The Meg.
3.0
Exactly as ridiculously over the top as you want it to be. Theres nothing meaningful swimming around in these waters, but there just might be somethin ..
4.5
The contemporary elements dont necessarily trip you up too much, because youre in the middle of a period piece, and its a great balance that he strike ..
WXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH)
2.5
Instead, bland casualties are swallowed whole, forgotten immediately, and it is as if nothing happened.
Scene Creek
2.5
Ive seen some terrible CGI in my time, but thankfully The Meg doesnt fall into this category.
Lucy Goes to Hollywood
2.0
Inevitably, his rather nonchalant realisation, Its a megalodon, isnt surprising.
1.0
subgenre, one thats been significantly run down by its long swim through Hollywoods development hell.
1.5
Its clear The Meg has no idea what kind of movie it wanted to be, other than one that tried to appeal to a bunch of different demographics.
4.5
The Meg is the most enjoyable movie of the summer. To see such a jubilant return to creature feature blockbuster territory is something special.
Gen Revision
3.0
The Meg will have you falling off your chairs laughing nearly as many times as its on screen characters fall into the sea.
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