“Meg 2: The Trench” is a movie that screams: “Sequel! What do we do NOW?” Director Ben Wheatley's answer is to make everything bigger, and more: More...

Meg 2: The Trench review: Jason Statham survives a swim in choppy waters

It's a clumsy action movie with the occasional spurt of fun monster conflict amidst a sea of flat characters and a tiresome plot of corporate espionage.

Five years ago, “The Meg” met expectations as a fairly entertaining time-squanderer about huge, prehistoric sharks. The trailers for the sequel (new dire...

“The Meg” was agreeably silly, with a better business plan than a script: A mashup of “Jaws” and “Jurassic Park,” the movie paired Jason Statham ...

Jason Statham stars in Meg 2: The Trench, a giant shark movie scientifically engineered for an August premiere. Read our review here.

Jason Statham returns to defend the world from giant, prehistoric sharks in The Meg 2: The Trench, an even-worse thriller that fails to do that premise justice.

Jason Statham battles more megalodons in Ben Wheatley's giant shark sequel. Read the Empire review.

Sequel to the blockbuster 2018 film is two thirds boredom, one third aquatic chaos

Austin Cross and LAist film critics review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms. They also revisit the box-off...

Esto es lo que puedes esperar de ‘The Meg 2’, ‘As Bestas’ y más películas nuevas en los cines

Despite a few good gags, ‘Meg 2’ is a waste of Jason Statham and Wu Jing as headliners

Jason Statham and Wu Jing face off against megalodon sharks.

The psychedelic auteur casts himself off from his usual indie fare

This CGI shark-fest is fun at times, but it’s bogged down by poor effects and poorer writing.

More ridiculous and far more boring than the first film, this shark sequel shows the limits of silly CG action. Our Meg 2: The Trench review:

This thing just has no teeth.

Watching Jason Statham stick it to a prehistoric shark has never been less entertaining

This shark attack is less wack.

It’s all ridiculous and, in an alternate universe, it might have even been genuinely entertaining.