the big-budget deep-sea thriller is nothing but bloodless summer filler. Unsure if Jon Turteltaub wants to have some fun and jump the Sharknado or make a seriously gory fish fest, director Jon Turteltaub has surfaced with nets empty
despite all the blood in the water, this supersized fish tale is nowhere near as fun or frenzied as you'll want it to be; The Meg [is] a disappointment for fans of pure summer nonsense
decades after "Jaws" turned the conceit of a water-bound carnivore into pure horror based on what you don't see, "The Meg" falls in step with today's CGI-laden obsessions by letting it all hang out
"The Meg," isn't sure how seriously you'll take it, or how seriously it should take itself. The result is a movie that wobbles unsteadily between straight-faced action epic and winking self-mockery
"The Meg" makes giant killer sharks boring; It lacks the terror of Steven Spielberg's 1975 classic and the outlandish humor of "Sharknado." It's not fun, it's not serious, it's not scary. It is stupid
"The Meg" isn't the worst high-concept, low-value movie to hit multiplexes this summer, but it has the distinction of being the first movie to involve Jason Statham and/or a killer beastie that can be categorized as deadly dull
"The Meg" isn't nearly as good; The CGI is mediocre at best, and a romantic subplot..is sentimental hooey. But it is ridiculous, cheesy popcorn fun. And Jason Statham, knows exactly what kind of guilty pleasure he's signed on for