The Meg
Warner Bros. | Release Date: August 10, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
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Mixed or average reviews based on 46 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
26
Negative:
8
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiAug 9, 2018
The end result may be little more than an exponentially more expensive version of those cheapo Syfy channel movies, but at least it has the good taste to be exponentially better as well. Read full review
75
ConsequenceDominick Suzanne-MayerAug 8, 2018
It’s not reinventing the wheel by any stretch of the imagination, but The Meg is a perfect outing for a balmy late-summer evening at the movies. It’s a little preposterous, a little moving, and a lot entertaining. Read full review
75
Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonAug 8, 2018
The movie is a cheerful pastiche, unpretentious and efficient, and the giant shark, when it finally shows up, is a pretty good special effect, although I’m not sure I’d value it at $150 million (the amount of Chinese money it took to make the movie). Read full review
75
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldAug 8, 2018
It’s all good, goofy fun; make it an air-conditioned double feature with “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” and you might just have the very definition of “summer movies.” Read full review
73
IGNWilliam BibbianiAug 9, 2018
The Meg is a big, dumb shark movie that takes itself a little too seriously, and that’s the point. Jason Statham is perfect for the material, the shark attacks are entertainingly broad, and the supporting cast brings personality to the otherwise straightforward script. Read full review
70
TimeStephanie ZacharekAug 13, 2018
Statham is the real thing, and he’s key to the effectiveness of this good-natured and often highly ridiculous adaptation of Steve Alten’s 1997 sci-fi potboiler. Read full review
70
Screen DailyDemetrios MatheouAug 8, 2018
It’s a likeable popcorn movie, with some good monster moments, an engaging international cast and Jon Turteltaub helming a family-friendly balance of laughter and mayhem. Read full review
67
UproxxVince ManciniAug 9, 2018
As relatively weak as the CGI is, The Meg is brilliant at giving its dopey characters consistently entertaining dialogue and striking the perfect balance of clever/stupid without being overly self-aware. Read full review
67
Film Journal InternationalRebecca PahleAug 8, 2018
Is it a particularly great movie? No. Does it have some pretty major structural problems? Yes. Does Jason Statham fight a giant, prehistoric shark in it? Yes. Verdict: See The Meg. The Meg will cleanse your soul. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyAug 8, 2018
It is ridiculous, cheesy popcorn fun. And Statham, God bless him, knows exactly what kind of guilty pleasure he’s signed on for — Sharknado with a bigger budget and a much bigger monster. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineNiles SchwartzAug 8, 2018
Jaws works as both a horror film and a human drama. The Meg doesn't aspire to the earlier film's pathos (its flagrant callbacks to Jaws draw attention to how grotesquely adolescent it is by comparison), but that's because it's above all else a movie-star vehicle, and it succeeds on that front. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsAug 8, 2018
Forgettably entertaining/entertainingly forgettable. Read full review
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