Disgraced Navy Captain Seeks Redemption in "Jurassic Jaws" Horror Homage
Five years ago, Captain Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) only managed to save half his crew when his research submarine was crippled by a massive, 75-foot long shark thought to be extinct. Because the Navy brass was skeptical about the existence of a Megalodon, he was dishonorably discharged and lost not only his career, but his wife, to boot.
Ever
since, he's disappeared from public view, and has been rumored to be
drinking heavily in Samut Prakan, Thailand. That's where former
colleague, Dr. Minway Zhang (Winston Chao), finds him after the
prehistoric creature attacks again, leaving another submersible
sitting on the floor of the Pacific Ocean.
Dr.
Zhang pressures him to sober up and take a shot at redemption, since
he's the only person alive who has ever successfully completed such a
dangerous, deep sea operation. "I don't dive anymore,"
Jonas declares, but changes his mind upon learning that his ex, Lori
(Jessica McNamee), is piloting the otherwise doomed vessel.
That
is the compelling point of departure of The Meg, a harrowing horror
flick which, despite being adapted from a novel by Steve Alten, might
nevertheless be best described as a cross between Jaws (1975) and
Jurassic Park (1993). The picture was directed by Jon Turteltaub
(National Treasure) who walks a fine line here between lifting ideas
from and paying homage to those two Spielberg screen classics.
Scene
after scene feels vaguely familiar, like the one where a pet pooch
named Pippin is ostensibly swallowed by the monster. In Jaws, a dog
named Pippet disappears while playing fetch with his owner. Another
deja vu arrives when the Meg improbably flies out of the water and
lands on the boat hunting it. Where have I seen that before? You get
the idea.
Excellent (3.5 stars)
Rated PG-13 for action, peril, profanity and bloody images
Running time: 113 minutes
Production Studios: Warner Brothers Pictures / Gravity Pictures / Maeday Productions / Flagship Entertainment Group / Apelles Entertainment / Di Bonaventura Pictures
Distributor: Warner Brothers Pictures
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