Rating: Half-Full

 

Cast: Jason Statham, LI Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao and Cliff Curtis

 

Director: Jon Turteltaub

 

Writers: Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber

 

Based on: Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten

 

Producers: Belle Avery, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Colin Wilson

 

Music by: Harry Gregson-Williams

 

Rated: PG-13 for action/peril, bloody images and some language

 

Release Date: 08/10/18

 

Favorite Character: Jonas Taylor

 

Tagline: Pleased to eat you.

 

Quote: “Don’t you guys ever watch Shark Week?”- Jack Morris

Fun Facts: In the film, Jones starts swimming and singing ‘Just keep swimming’ which is a famous quote from Dory from the 2003 Pixar film ‘Finding Nemo.’

 

Ruby Rose almost drowned on set.

 

The song in the end credits is the Thai version of ‘Mickey.’

 

A fast-paced version of the theme from Jaws can be heard when the shark attacked the plastic cage.

 

Summary: When the 70-foot shark attacks, Jonas Taylor must stop it before it becomes the next terrorist of the sea.

 

The Review: It sure has some entertaining bites, but The Meg looked like it just got ripped out of the schedule on the Syfy Channel.