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Running Time: 116 minutes
This film from Warner Bros. Pictures is playing exclusively in theaters.
The Meg arrived in cinemas in August of 2018 and was a surprise success at the box office. It split critics, but this reviewer admits to having enjoyed it. The film was slickly-produced and had its tongue firmly planted in its cheek, yet still managed to create a few memorable characters, as well as some enjoyably over-the-top action scenes.
Meg 2: The Trench is the follow-up, and while the movie attempts to do the very same thing, it doesn’t work nearly as effectively. Despite the talent involved, it’s a bizarre hodgepodge that jumps jarringly between...