Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
February 12, 2010 in theaters
Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his new found skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods that could devastate the entire world.
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"I've been at boarding school since I was seven. I've never fit in anywhere."
DID YOU KNOW?
The Parthenon recreation for the film's finale was built entirely on a soundstage in Vancouver.
THE VERDICT
Synthesized from published reviews
An adaptation that reached for the Harry Potter audience and found a formula more indebted to the template than the source material. The Greek mythology integration is the film's most interesting quality, and the Olympus visualization shows genuine imagination. Logan Lerman is a credible lead, and the cast around him is well-deployed. The film simplifies Riordan's world in ways that limited its appeal to devoted readers without entirely undermining it as a general-audience adventure. A serviceable fantasy adventure that underdelivered on the property's potential.
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