Jason Statham바카라™s second instalment of 바카라˜The Meg바카라™ has finally hit OTT platforms. It바카라™s released on Amazon Prime Video and BookMyShow Stream. Is the film worth your time? Or can you simply skip it? Read the full movie review to find out.
Director: Ben Wheatley
Cast: Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Sophia Cai, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Skyler Samuels, Sienna Guillory, Cliff Curtis
Available On: Amazon Prime Video, BookMyShow Stream
Duration: 1 Hour 56 Minutes
5 years after the events of the first film, Jonas Taylor has been involved in fighting environmental crimes while also helping Mana One in exploring a further deep part of the Mariana Trench where the Megalodon had been found. Now, the research team encounters multiple threats while exploring the depths of the ocean, including a malevolent mining operation, and of course, more Megs. Will the team be able to escape the jaws of the Megs once again? Or will some people from the crew lose their lives once again? Well, for all that you바카라™ll have to watch 바카라˜The Meg 2바카라™.
Jason Statham is known for his action films. The way he makes the action sequences and stunts feel realistic is what audiences love about him. Sadly, there is barely much action to do in 바카라˜The Meg 2바카라™.
Wu Jing has been absolutely wasted in a character that바카라™s not even worthy of his talent. In an action film, he is more so there to provide comic relief rather than being part of the action that much.
None of the others in the cast have enough screen time to even be worth a mention.
Ben Wheatley바카라™s direction is not top-notch. When you have an action-adventure screenplay in your hand, you바카라™re supposed to create situations that accentuate the plot to a higher level. However, that accentuation just didn바카라™t happen. Everything just was left more in-you-face sort of, which didn바카라™t leave a good after-taste. The dialogue was trying to be too sarcastic, but it ended up killing the fun of the action sequences and making you lose focus. It's okay to have some lighter moments in between an action sequence, but to not do that action sequence well enough is a sheer crime. To add to all of that, what species were those Comodo dragon-looking dinosaurs? Nothing바카라™s explained that well throughout. Overall, it was just patchy shoddy work.
The writing by Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber and Dean Georgaris is pretty much non-existent. The story, which is adapted from Steve Alten바카라™s 바카라˜The Trench바카라™, left out so many smaller details in the plot. The one line of the screenplay could just have been 바카라˜5 years after the mishap of 바카라˜The Meg바카라™, the same crew screws up again바카라™. There is nothing more to the storyline that바카라™s added, and that바카라™s what바카라™s worst about 바카라˜The Meg 2바카라™. When you don바카라™t have anything more than a one-liner for a story, that바카라™s not good for the longevity of the film, and that is what바카라™s going to happen with this film.
Haris Zambarloukos바카라™s cinematography is all that 바카라˜The Meg 2바카라™ is about. With the script being non-existent and the direction being wafer-thin, it was left for a miracle of cinematography to at least make it worth the 2 hours spent. Thankfully, Haris Zambarlouko바카라™s sense of camera work is brilliant, and that makes the film watchable. The seamless transition between underwater scenes and scenes above the sea are so distinctly different from one another that you바카라™re left with no confusion whatsoever as to what바카라™s happening when and where. The brilliant usage of POV angles, whenever possible, to make the viewer feel the intensity of the 바카라˜The Meg바카라™ is superb.
The editing by Jonathan Amos could have been crisper. There are so many instances where you바카라™re waiting for a jump scare, but the scare which comes isn바카라™t eventually that good. However, it바카라™s good that he has managed to keep the length of the film to under 2 hours.
The music by Harry Gregson-Williams is pretty much the weakest link in the film. In action-adventure thrillers music and background score play a big role in transporting the viewer to the middle of all that바카라™s happening. Sadly, that doesn바카라™t happen with 바카라˜The Meg 2바카라™. The BGM is so weak that you바카라™re at times wondering whether or not the surround sound system of your home theatre is working or not. Sadly, the home theatre is working, the film바카라™s music isn바카라™t!
Yes
It바카라™s sad to see that Jason Statham said yes to this script. Being one of the best action stars, he should have made sure there were more thrills and chills to run down the spine in this sequel to 바카라˜The Meg바카라™. The first part was bone-chilling, to say the least. However, 바카라˜The Meg 2바카라™ relies more on sarcasm, innuendoes, jokes and even the usual familial tropes rather than giving the audience a heart-thumping action adventure. Besides the cinematography, there바카라™s hardly anything worth in the entire 2 hours of film. It바카라™s a pale shadow of the first film and is easily Below Average. I am going with 2 stars.