The Meg.
Alternative title: Everything wrong with contemporary Hollywood in 2 hours.
Alternative title II: This one’s for you, China.
Just shut up, Meg.
2/10
Once again, the actors doing impressions/playing against type is the best thing the film has going for it.
Jack Black stole the last movie, this time that award goes to Kevin Hart (first two acts) and Awkwafina (final third).
Having said that, the movie that's build around the impression comedy isn't as good, nor fun, as last time.
The story takes the T2 approach of making a sequel, i.e. switch the roles that everyone plays, and keep the story the same.
Unfortunately, the approach can't save the film from its own poor choices regarding the filmmaking.
The action in this is quite poor, to which some people will undoubtedly respond: well, it's supposed to be cheesy.
To be fair, I probably would've given a pass for it if there was an analog charm to it, but I just refuse to do that for lazy, digitized ugliness.
Moreover, the comedy isn't as sharp and witty as it was before.
Surprisingly, there's a lot of reliance on slapstick, which almost makes it feel like this was made for a younger demographic than the last one.
There's not a single scene that matches Karen Gillan's outstanding seduction scene from the previous film.
Also, there's a lot of expository dialogue that shouldn't be there.
Finally, the ending begs for comparisons to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom , which makes me go: out of anything you could've done, why on earth would you willingly choose to go there?
4.5/10
Very atmospheric. Overly atmospheric. So atmospheric you could choke a giraffe with all the bloody atmosphere. Sadly, atmosphere is the only thing this film has, and that's barely enough to carry it for 30 minutes, let alone the well over two hours this film subjects us to.
Like a cool car driving the speed limit, it doesn't push any barriers but looks good and performs well and that's OK.
A separated couple look for their missing son in this well shot thriller. It stays in its lane but the cinematography is gorgeous and James McAvoy is one of the most underrated actors working today so it doesn't go very far but at least it gets you there in style.
(PS It's a remake of the 2017 French film Mon Garçon, which I also gave a 7.)
the trailer was much better
Really? No..really?!
I didn't read the book, but i doubt it that the book is a mess, as this movie was.
The script is really confusing, making the story confusing aswell. The actors...ohh my god. What were they thinking?
The movie is a mess, with actors making 'question mark' faces all the time.
Ps: Worst leading lady EVER. Even worst than Kirsten Stewart.
Wow. What a fantastically overlooked piece of cinema. It had me on the edge for about 3/4 of the movie. Way way better than the shallows including the acting. This was short of Jaws but better than most other shark films.
Just when you think you know what is going on, there goes the rug....
