Hello everyone, welcome back to another movie review and today, we'll be discussing... *sighs* Meg 2: The Trench (AKA DEFINITELY everyone's most anticipated movie of the summer!). I was not a fan of the first The Meg so I wasn't exactly chomping at the bits (*wink*) to go see this sequel. Admittedly though, the trailers for this made it look way more self-aware and bonkers fun than the previous one which was just taking itself weirdly seriously for a movie with such bad dialogue. However, the lack of press screenings and low initial reviews definitely did not amp my excitement. I've now seen the film and it's time to review it, and I will answer whether or not this one is "better" than the first one. Enjoy!
Meg 2: The Trench:
Directed by: Ben Wheatley
Screenplay by: Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber and Dean Georgaris
Screen Story by: Dean Georgaris and Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber
Based on the Novel "The Trench" by Steve Alten
Produced by: Belle Avery, Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Executive Producers: Cate Adams, Randy Greenberg, Erik Howsam, Ruigang Li, Gerald R. Molen, Jason Statham, E. Bennett Walsh, Jing Wu, Catherine Xujan Ying
Music by: Harry Gregson-Williams
Cinematography by: Haris Zambarloukos
Editing by: Jonathan Amos
Production Design by: Chris Lowe
Costume Design by: Lindsay Pugh
Cast: Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Sophia Cai, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Skyler Samuels and Cliff Curtis
Synopsis: An exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean of a daring research team spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival.