The trailers for 'Meg 2: The Trench' feature Jason Statham holding a barge-sized Megalodon at bay, on a dock, with his foot. Bring it, film critic Michael Phillips thought. Time for a good-stupid movie with zero “think pieces” in its future.
So much for crazy expectations! In “Meg 2: The Trench,” Statham returns as Jonas, now an “eco-terrorist” protector of the seas from radioactive dumping and other indignities. The sequel goes for a wider tonal range, let’s call it, than the original, notably with lots more comic relief. Plus more 75-foot sharks among its new digital cast members.Sadly, a deadening percentage of “Meg 2″ concerns a “rogue mining operation” nearly five miles below the ocean’s surface.
Director Ben Wheatley, chained to a screenplay no better with its wisecracks than its straight-ahead plot, is stuck telling a weak story, heavy on underwater and computer-generated visual murk. Scene to scene, jump scare to jump scare, “Meg 2″ gets a D-minus for clarity. Half the time, you don’t know who’s where, or who’s for lunch. The Statham character’s lack of excitement is contagious.
Jonas is doing it all for the love of his teenage stepdaughter . Jing Wu plays her intrepid uncle, with standout supporting player honors going to Melissanthi Mahut, as the toughest, coolest addition to Jonas’ undersea exploration crew. She may not get the screen time she deserves, but neither do the Megs.
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