Highly Overrated But Still Good

Admirable film.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Shark thriller movies were first critically recognized after the release of the 1975 masterpiece Jaws. Since then the genre has become a Hollywood favorite among audiences of cinema. Some honorable mentions are The Shallows and 47 Meters Down. While films like these may not be legendary by Hollywood standards (Jaws being the exception), they certainly make for great times at the movies. That being said, films like these are looked down upon for often being impractical in their presentation. If people are expecting to find realism in a film about unusually large sharks menacingly perusing helpless swimmers and sailors on boats they can easily turn over, they are looking for it in the wrong kind of film. Visually this movie is stunning. Megalodon himself is larger than life to the point where he can't fit in the entire projection screen. It's direction and cinematography deserve recognition for the results are jaw dropping, or in Megalodon's case jaw crunching. Like all shark thrillers, this film's suspenseful entertainment value is primarily what it has going for it. Where it unfortunately lacks in introducing a cast of strong characters, it succeeds with providing audiences with enough jump scares and terrifying action sequences to satisfy their expectations. To repeat, any audience viewers hoping to find realism in The Meg's story, action, character decisions or the resolution for that matter, look for it somewhere else. Realism will never exist in these types of creature horror films. Go watch The Meg with a positive state of mind, shut the brain off, enjoy what good it has to offer and remember what all the people involved in the project intended for it to be from the beginning which is a fun, exciting man vs. prehistoric beast flick that may leave beach visitors and boat travelers hesitant about going back out into the ocean again.

From its uninspired opening scene, to its abysmal dialogue and low production value, this movie is total crap. While I appreciate using more Asian actors in films, the delivery of lines was awful. It seemed to me they were delivering several of the lines phonetically- emotionless acting. The plot was boring and predictable- even for a shark movie, and the nods to Jaws were a complete embarrassment. Do not attempt to pay homage to a complete classic with this piece of garbage. I'm horrified at myself for going, and can only hope this review will help others to STAY AWAY!! Jason Statham you owe me $$$!!!

This is The Starkiller Base of shark movies. It's was action packed. It has decent, grand scale monster movie effects. It had jump scares. It had a bonafide action star in Statham. Warning!!! Leave your brain home and just have fun. The release was perfectly timed because there were no grand scale event type movies the week before or after. Enjoy your popcorn!!! P.S. Just when you thought it was safe to go... Aaaah you heard the before. Be safe swimmers...

(I saw this in new high tech XD) I went in only expecting some really great shark scenes worthy of today's technology. I in no way expected JAWS or Jurassic Park. But I hoped there would be an intimate scene with the shark that could at least come close to when jaws was flipping around on the boat eating the captain or "The Eye" of the T-Rex with the kids in the car. Nothing. The closest part you get is the one in the trailer when the girl turns around and the shark bites the glass. Everything else is fast and blurry. And the acting is even worse than I expected. Bingbing was especially awful. On a lighter note, Ruby Rose could play a neo-Link in a modern day Zelda movie or some kinda sexy elf....Just sayin... Anyway....