Review of Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) by Jesse O — 10 Jan 2014

So-so special effects and thinly sketched characters bog down some rad Greek mythology.

This review of Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) was written by Jesse O on 10 Jan 2014.

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Spencer P (651) on 04 Feb 2017

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By Mike Mccahill (552) for Metro (UK) (700) on 04 Sep 2017

CG spectacle trumps character but, as engineered market-fillers go, it's at least cheerfully cheap and not unlikeable: a Poundland Potter, as it were…

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I personally don’t think it’s good. It’s a bad and inaccurate adaptation of the books, it doesn’t do them justice…

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