Sunday, February 21, 2010

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Family, Fantasy
3 stars
Fun movie with cool special effects. Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman; 3:10 to Yuma) is a regular teenager (so he thinks) until he learns he is the son of Poseidon and is accused of stealing Zeus’s lightning rod and finds himself under the wrath of the Gods unless it is returned. Determining the real thief is pretty easy for the audience, but the adventures and cool mythical creatures were great. Some monsters may be too scary for sensitive young ones, but if they can handle the Harry Potter movies, then they should be OK. This is also not a bad intro to Greek Mythology for youngsters. Costars include Peirce Brosnan and Uma Thurman as Medusa. Fun adventure.

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