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Tony Toscano reviews “Percy Jackson and the Olympians; The Lightning Thief”

Outside of having one of the worst movie titles, the film actually doesn’t fare too badly. Based on a popular series of books, Percy Jackson finds himself in a peculiar situation when he’s informed he is the son of the Greek God Poseidon.

He is also informed he has been accused of stealing Zeus’ lightning bolt, a source of unimaginable power. And just like that young Percy is off on a quest to find the thief and bring the bolt back before the deadline.

And like all young men on a quest, Percy teams up with rag-tag group who follow him.

The film does boast some pretty cool special effects and a few jaw-dropping stunts, which by the way, save it from the average ho-hum TV movies being splatter-shot each week by the SyFy Network.

Overall “The Lightning Thief” isn’t a bad film, however it isn’t a particularly good one either. It does have all the elements of a classic quest film, yet it bogs itself down by carrying all the weight of a Greek tale.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief could have been so much better if it had developed a sense of humor along the way. Instead it drags along grumbling all the while, making the audience grumble a bit too.

I am going to give the film a B- for its creative use of special effects and sincere acting. It’s rated PG.

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