A monster movie being boring is an egregious sin. A monster going up against humans not used to combat is thrilling. A monster going up against Tommy Testosterone Tits just kind of takes the tension out of it. The novelty of watching Jason Statham battle giant sharks wears thin when you drag Bob Evil and Friends into it, and ask the audience to care about the fight against them in a frickin' giant shark movie.
A monster movie being boring is an egregious sin. A monster going up against humans not used to combat is thrilling. A monster going up against Tommy Testosterone Tits just kind of takes the tension out of it. The novelty of watching Jason Statham battle giant sharks wears thin when you drag Bob Evil and Friends into it, and ask the audience to care about the fight against them in a frickin' giant shark movie.
The only reason why Meg 2 never bothered me that much is because I like Jonas and Meiying. The rest of it was a slog because of what you just said.