Meg 2: The Trench

“Director Ben Wheatley gives the summer blockbuster the finger, and it’s the funniest damn thing I’ve seen this year. Meg 2: The Trench is flawed to perfection; a satirical pummeling of commercial cinema and the first out of gate with a Barbie send-up.”

Thom Ernst, Original-Cin · 83

“The director having fun is the presiding feeling here — which may account for why the movie is so frequently amusing, and occasionally delightful.”

Calum Marsh, The New York Times · 70

“Still, as giant shark movies go, it’s a far more coherent entry in the genre than others, with effects work that’s several notches above the rest.”

Liz Shannon Miller, Consequence · 67

“If your hook is the promise of seeing Jason Statham go mano a mano with prehistoric sea behemoths, then leaning into the ludicrous is the only way to go.”

Derek Smith, Slant Magazine · 63

“It’s an odd viewing experience, to have the second half of a movie not necessarily redeem the bland first half but rather find its sea legs, leaning into the slippery silliness of a summer shark flick. With a blue drink in hand and movie theater air conditioning blasting like salty sea air, there are worse ways to spend an August afternoon.”

Katie Walsh, St. Louis Post-Dispatch · 63