The Meg is a 2018 American science fiction thriller film directed by Jon Turteltaub with a screenplay by Dean Georgaris Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber based on the 1997 book Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten. The film stars Jason Statham Li Bingbing Rainn Wilson Ruby Rose Winston Chao and Cliff Curtis and follows a group of scientists who encounter a 75-foot-long (23 m) megalodon shark while on a rescue mission to save trapped sailors from a sunken submersible.
The film had its world premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on August 6 2018 and was theatrically released in the United States on August 10 2018 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It grossed over $530 million worldwide making it the sixth highest-grossing film of 2018.
The Meg was met with generally negative reviews from critics who praised the visual effects but criticized the screenplay and character development.
On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 48% based on 225 reviews with an average rating of 5.5/10. The website’s critical consensus reads “The Meg sets audiences up for a good old-fashioned B-movie creature feature but lacks the giddy abandon necessary to achieve true campy glory.” On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 51 out of 100 based on 41 critics indicating “mixed or average reviews”.
Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “B+” on an A+ to F scale.
In his review for TheWrap Will Ashton wrote “The Meg has enough cheesy fun and effective scares to make it a passable escapist summer flick albeit one that’s forgettable in every way imaginable.” Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film two out of four stars saying it was “a watchable throwback to the schlocky creature features of the 1950s”. Writing for The Hollywood Reporter David Rooney called the film “a pleasantly diverting B-movie” with “solidly entertaining set pieces”.
In a more mixed review Variety’s Owen Gleiberman praised the film’s “visually intoxicating” underwater sequences but criticized the “leaden” dialogue writing that the film “feels like it’s been assembled from the leftovers of a dozen other movies”. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film one and a half stars out of four calling it “a dumbfoundingly inept monster mash” that is “so bad it’s good”.
The Meg was nominated for five Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Picture and Worst Director but failed to win any. The film was also nominated for five Saturn Awards including Best Science Fiction Film.
What is the meg rated?
The meg is rated PG-13.
What is the meg about?
The meg is about a giant shark that terrorizes a group of scientists.
Who is in the meg?
The meg stars Jason Statham Li Bingbing and Ruby Rose.
What is the runtime of the meg?
The meg has a runtime of 113 minutes.
What is the budget of the meg?
The meg has a budget of $130 million.
What is the release date of the meg?
The meg was released on August 10th 2018.
Where was the meg filmed?
The meg was filmed in New Zealand China and Australia.
Who directed the meg?
The meg was directed by Jon Turteltaub.
Who wrote the meg?
The meg was written by Steve Alten.
What is the meg’s Rotten Tomatoes score?
The meg has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 52%.
What is the meg’s Metacritic score?
The meg has a Metacritic score of 49%.
What is the meg’s IMDb score?
The meg has an IMDb score of 6.
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What is the meg’s box office gross?
The meg has a box office gross of $530 million.
What is the meg’s production company?
The meg was produced by Warner Bros.
What is the meg’sDistributor?
The meg’s distributor is Warner Bros.
