Thursday, February 18, 2010

Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Teenage boy discovers he’s a descendent of the Greek god Poseidon. He’s sent to Demi-god school and encounters other Greek-god offspring and, inevitably, an adventure.

Yup, it’s in the same vein as Harry Potter and Golden Compass, but executed way less stylishly. This one you’ll struggle to sit through if you’ve over 14 years old no matter how good you are at suspending disbelief. On the plus side, Uma Thurman really manages to pull off a wig of snakes as Medusa, and Pierce Brosnan is oh-so endearing as a half-man, half horse centaur. This is definitely one for the tweens.

Rating: 3 outta 5.

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