I’m going to go out on a limb and say the target audience for this action movie sequel is not the Barbenheimer crowd. Who needs irony and profound speeches when you can have Jason Statham sticking it to a prehistoric shark?
The first instalment, 2018’s The Meg, was simple-minded and pleasingly, well, simple. With British director Ben Wheatley at the helm of the sequel, things are less focused. Even in the more entertaining second half, the editing is so frantic that none of the many plot threads have room to generate suspense. Ultimately this is good for a few laughs, but not a second of it is scary.
