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Amy Nicholson, I.E. Weekly: The Greek gods had outsized powers and petty grievances. These Gen-Y demigods are no different - it's a whole generation of kids with daddy issues Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: For what it is and for whom it is intended, it's not a bad movie, just an indifferent one. Read more
A.O. Scott, At the Movies: I thought it was mischievous and witty and amusing and I was just sort of drawn into it. Read more
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: Even with all its computer-generated fireballs, it's lukewarm medium-budget blockbustering. Read more
James Rocchi, MSN Movies: An attempt to steal some of Harry Potter's thunder that also stands on its own as a well-made large-scale adventure that works well enough to entertain the teens it's hoping to strike. Read more
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: Kids may well enjoy the adventures of The Lightning Thief on screen, but I think most readers will prefer the movie in their imaginations. Read more
Tasha Robinson, AV Club: In Columbus' hands, it once again all breaks down into a series of rushed, breathless special-effects setpieces, in a thrill ride that isn't headed anywhere new. Read more
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: Percy Jackson isn't a great movie, but it's a good one, trotting out kernels of Greek mythology like so many Disney Channel references. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Percy Jackson & the Olympians sounds like an Otis Redding cover band. It is, instead, an unofficial cover of the Harry Potter franchise. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: This is generic filmmaking at its most banal, a simple-minded simplification of a not overwhelmingly complex book. Read more
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader: The movie feels like a cut-rate Potter knockoff with a dash of Ray Harryhausen. Read more
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle: Director Chris Columbus has brought together the modern and mythical spheres with sharp pacing and a nifty sense of fun that atone for the film's dippier moments. It's his most enjoyable effort since Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Read more
Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News: This is a kids' movie: Parents can either get into the silly-suspenseful spirit of it or play Rummikub on their iPhones. Read more
Tom Long, Detroit News: Percy Jackson, you are no Harry Potter. You are not fit to walk in a hobbit's wake. Read more
Adam Markovitz, Entertainment Weekly: Has all the CGI sorcery of a Harry Potter pic, but none of the magic. Read more
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: The Lightning Thief makes the idea of a sequel seem like an inviting proposition. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: With great effects (and a few surprises) it's a fun, Saturday-matinee adventure. Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: You don't even have to be familiar with the first book in Rick Riordan's popular fantasy series to enjoy Chris Columbus' energetic adaptation. Read more
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: The film toggles between high camp and deadly earnestness, all the while threatening to drown in an ocean of not-so-special effects. Read more
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: Like its stars, the film is genial good company. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Uma Thurman demonstrates she can wear a snake-covered head as gracefully as Pierce Brosnan can trot around with a horse's netherlands. Read more
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon.com: When the movie slows down to catch its breath, there's very little of the heart and soul -- and wry wit -- that make the Riordan books so beloved. Read more
David Plotz, Slate: Columbus directs with his usual frying pan to the head. Music is forever swelling majestically. Characters are always opening wide their eyes and mouths to gaze in wonder. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: The fireballs are great but the story feels confused in its tone and direction. Read more
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Lightning Thief isn't electric, but it generates some spark when it varies the Grecian formula. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Dutifully Potteresque it begins, and dutifully Potteresque it ends. Read more
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: Unfortunately, the movie lacks that good old Potter charm, trading Harry's dark whimsy for a handful of CGI magic beans. Read more
David Jenkins, Time Out: Chris Columbus returns to his comfort zone for this mirthless, episodic fantasy saga based on the young-reader book series by Rick Riordan. Read more
Time Out: It's not enough to compensate for the computer-game-style plotting, which is largely based on us picking up narrative nuggets that mechanically slot into place later on. Read more
Peter Debruge, Variety: Action movies of this scale often start off strong and wind down to forgettable finales, but Percy Jackson is the opposite, overcoming a clunky setup to deliver nearly all its thrills in the last half-hour. Read more
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: Harry, Ron and Hermione: Relax. You could whip Percy Jackson and his pals with your wand hands tied behind your backs. Read more