Review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) by Toby A — 25 Dec 2018

This film is passable. Not good, not bad, but okay.

This review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) was written by Toby A on 25 Dec 2018.

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jazzmin M (94) on 21 Mar 2017

The one thing to call this film is a missed opportunity. This movie could have been wonderful. The source material is such an engaging read…

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By Helen O'hara (407) for Empire (3,446) on 17 Jan 2018

Slavishly follows every rule of the kids’ fantasy franchise genre, but it’s a well-executed and imagined world. Bet the sequel’s darker…

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By Max B (287) on 24 Apr 2018

Percy: You're a donkey?! Grover: Aye, I'm a goat…

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By Meth-Dude (745) on 17 Apr 2017

It was predictable, safe, cliché, some of the special effects weren't particularly good and most of the attempts at being funny fell flat…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 22 Jun 2017

Director Chris Columbus has fun with this goofy premise, but as always I am distracted by the practical aspects of the story…

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By Amy D (387) on 08 Nov 2017

Anyone who likes this movie is my enemy. If you are a hard and true Percy Jackson fan like me, this shoe makes you sick…

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By Truth T (13) on 24 Apr 2018

Percy: You're a donkey?! Grover: Aye, I'm a goat…

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Found it to be quite funny at times, for a movie made in 2010 it is pretty well done in my opinion…

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By Noah B (300) on 12 Oct 2018

My daughter and I were excited to see this movie after seeing the book. And I know most movies based on books will miss parts of the book…

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