Mini Review: The Meg

The modern movie industry often finds itself taking plots and ideas from the groundbreaking films of old. To be fair, many ideas have already been tried, meaning that it gets increasingly hard to think of unique ideas. That being said, this does not prevent a movie from being fun, especially in the case of a generic shark film like The Meg.

The Meg is a 2018 science fiction action film directed by Jon Turteltaub with a screenplay by Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, and Erich Hoeber, loosely based on the 1997 book Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten. The film stars Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, and Cliff Curtis. The film follows a group of scientists who encounter a 75-foot-long megalodon shark while on a rescue mission at the floor of the Pacific Ocean.

There is a lot of debate over if a CGI-based movie that follows the footsteps of the critically acclaimed Jaws could actually come close, and while I'd say no, personally, I found The Meg to be quite a fun movie. It may not be anything unqiue, but I had quite a lot of fun with the film. It has some witty comedy, decent CGI and a decent enough plot to actually make me care. All in all, I had quite a fun time with The Meg, even if it doesn't hold a candle to the masterpiece that is Jaws.