In 1975, an animatronic great white was the scariest shark possible on the big screen, and even though that classic villain didn't get too much screen time, the written suspense and great characters are what made it such a fantastic thriller.

Now, in 2018, with over forty years of technological and movie magic inventions, we have "The Meg," a long time anticipated movie about a prehistoric killer shark that lived millions of years ago.

And, as epic as this thriller sounds, not everything lived up to the expectation.

There were some stand out action scenes that definitely satisfied what you'd expect to find in a movie about a giant shark. Especially around that hour mark, the movie took a sharp turn that made it a true thriller.

As a huge "Office" fan, I was pretty excited to see Rainn Wilson and his snarky sarcasm when battling the megalodon, and although he did not disappoint, I felt like this movie couldn't decide if it was a comedy or a thriller.

I think "The Meg" tried to fit too much into one movie. Yes, it did drag here and there, but I wanted to see more of a focus on either the shark, who wasn't even shown until a chunk of the movie was over or on a few key characters, who all had incredible stories and personalities that fell a bit too short.

For example, Suyin, who was an absolute badass single mom and researcher, was usually outshined by main character Jonas, played by Jason Statham. And though his action scenes are what made the movie memorable, there could have been more done with his character in the long run.

Because the movie is called "The Meg," it's only expected that the megalodon is the focus of the movie. Still, I wanted more of the background on this shark, especially because it takes a while for it to actually be introduced. The minute or so we got of shark exposition fell short.

So was "The Meg" really about the ancient, terrifying megalodon, or was the megalodon really just a Moby Dick-like metaphor for all of the characters involved? Either way, this movie wraps up the summer with a mega megalodon size bow on top.

And who knows--I'd say that our cinematic shark masterpieces are far from over. I'm sure that the megalodon, or an even bigger shark, will make its way to the big screen again very soon.