⭐ Rating: 6.8/10
🕰️ Runtime: 1h 52min
🎭 Genre: Action | Sci-Fi | Creature Feature
🎬 Directed by: Ben Wheatley
🎟️ Starring: Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Cliff Curtis, and new cast additions rumored to include Pom Klementieff and Winston Duke
🦈 THE VERDICT:
The Meg 3 is exactly what it promises—a big, dumb, wet, and wildly entertaining shark-smashing blockbuster. It’s louder, bloodier, and more ridiculous than the first two, but in a way that fully embraces its own absurdity.
✅ What Works:
💥 Jason Statham Punching the Ocean (Again)
Statham returns as Jonas Taylor, grizzled and grunting his way through sea monsters with a harpoon in one hand and a one-liner in the other. He’s the franchise’s rock, and he delivers.
🌊 New Creatures, New Mayhem
This isn’t just Meg vs. Man anymore—prehistoric hybrids and a trench-dwelling alpha predator make the stakes much bigger. Think: kaiju-meets-deep-sea-horror.
🎥 Underwater Action Sequences
The visuals are a major upgrade from Meg 2. Tense scenes inside collapsing deep-sea labs, high-speed submersible chases, and mid-air Meg attacks are chef’s kiss in IMAX.
🎶 Campy, Crowd-Pleasing Fun
The movie knows what it is: pure popcorn chaos. It doesn’t take itself seriously—and neither should you.
❌ What Doesn’t Work:
🧠 Still Lacks Brainpower
Don’t go in expecting character depth or smart dialogue. The script floats on shark-sized clichés and minimal emotional payoff.
🦈 The Meg Isn’t the Scariest Threat Anymore
Introducing new predators is fun, but it also takes attention away from the titular terror. Some may miss the pure “shark movie” vibe.
⌛ Pacing Drags Midway
There’s a 20-minute lull before the final act kicks off. Fewer exposition scenes, more shark-chomping, please.
🎞️ Standout Scene:
A skydiving extraction mission goes wrong when a flying Meg (!) intercepts a rescue team mid-air. It’s absurdly awesome and will absolutely go viral.
🧠 Bottom Line:
If you loved The Meg or Meg 2: The Trench, Meg 3 will absolutely feed your appetite for oversized aquatic terror. It’s dumb, fun, loud, and proud of it—and Jason Statham still somehow makes punching a 75-foot shark seem totally reasonable.