Meg 2: The Trench: Some critics have it for this film and Wheatley but imho this is a fun SF/Adventure film with touches of horror. Ben Wheatlry puts his own dark stamp on the film, many of the scenes where people are eaten alive are genuinely scary and horrifying rather than just comical for adults anyway.. Plenty of chuckles but the laughter will die in your throat at times. The darkness will likely go over the heads of younger viewers or maybe they'll gleefully enjoy those deaths anyway. All sorts of creatures, not just Mrgs get loose, a giant octopus provides great fun as do lizards which act like Komodo dragons on speed as they chase and devour people. Some great underwater action as well, submersibles battling megs and weaving through rockfalls, also treks in exosuits along the trench bottom fighting the ferocious fishes. Jason Stratham shows how well he can react under pressure. We also get betrayals and a cute little dog. Well worth watching. Directed by Ben Wheatley from a screenplay by Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber, and Dean Georgaris. 7.5/10.
In cinemas.
