This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows, foreground from left, Page Kennedy, Ruby Rose, Li Bingbing, Jason Statham and Cliff Curtis in a scene from the film, "The Meg." (Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP)
August 17, 2018
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Spike Lee excites - but 'The Meg' lacks bite
Uneven work from director Spike Lee is often more exciting than familiar quality from other filmmakers. His last narrative feature, 2015’s “Chi-Raq,” contains a wild assortment of tones and ideas, some of which click better than others, but there’s something about trying something new, even if it doesn’t quite work.