Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)

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	Year of first release: 2010
	Director: Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Bicentennial Man, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
	Actors:  Logan Lerman (3:10 to Yuma), Kevin McKidd, Steve Coogan, Alexandra Daddario, Pierce Brosnan (Goldeneye), Sean Bean (The Lord of the Rings 1-3), Uma Thurman (Kill Bill)
	Country: USA
	Genre: Fantasy
	Conditions of visioning: 14.02.2013, SD VOD, Home cinema
Synopsis: Zeus (Bean) was stolen his lightning bolt. He believes the culprit is the son of Poseidon (Lerman), a kid that doesn't know his powers.
Review: I had hopes for originality when watching the first 20 minutes, but then they vanished. Why not creating this world in which Olympian Gods exit as well as Centaurs and other mythical creatures. But I kept wondering: why is there a camp for demi-gods so close to the hero's house, and why do all Gods and creatures reside in the USA, so that the heroes have to take on a road trip?? The worst: the hero's mother has been living for 16 years with a disgusting unrespectful fat bald guy becuse his smell hides the demi-god's scent!?! Maybe I should have taken the movie less seriously. It is funny to get a glimpse of many known faces (Bean, Thurman, Brosnan, Rosario Dawson) but they don't bring much to the story. A funny idea: the entrance to Hades' Kingdom (Hell) is located in Hollywood The actors are not convincing, the decisions they take come out of the blue, and the special effects are approximative. However you don't have time to get bored and easily go through the two hours of the movie, partly thanks to the various monsters encountered.
Rating: 4 /10