Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Logan Lerman | ... | Percy Jackson | |
Brandon T. Jackson | ... | Grover | |
Alexandra Daddario | ... | Annabeth | |
Jake Abel | ... | Luke | |
Sean Bean | ... | Zeus | |
Pierce Brosnan | ... | Mr. Brunner / Chiron | |
Steve Coogan | ... | Hades | |
Rosario Dawson | ... | Persephone | |
Melina Kanakaredes | ... | Athena | |
Catherine Keener | ... | Sally Jackson | |
Kevin McKidd | ... | Poseidon | |
Joe Pantoliano | ... | Gabe Ugliano | |
Uma Thurman | ... | Medusa | |
Julian Richings | ... | Ferryman | |
Bonita Friedericy | ... | Hysterical Woman |
When his lightning bolt is stolen, Zeus accuses Poseidon's son Percy Jackson and gives Poseidon's son fourteen days to return it, otherwise he will initiate a war amongst the gods. Meanwhile the teenager, Percy, who is dyslexic and has ADHD is visiting The Museum of Metropolitan of Art and is attacked by a Fury disguised in his teacher. His physically handicapped best friend Grover reveals that Percy is a demigod and that he is his protector and his teacher Mr Brunner gives him a pen telling him that it is a powerful weapon. They go to Percy's house and together with his mother Sally they drive to the Camp Half-Blood. However Sally is attacked by a Minotaur and vanishes before Percy can help her. In the camp, Percy befriends the gorgeous Annabeth; when they are attacked by Hades who wants the lighting bolt for himself, Percy discovers that his mother is in the Underworld with Hades. Percy decides to travel on a dangerous quest to retrieve the lightning bolt and save his mother. Grover... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
My family went to see the movie "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" today. All of us have read the books and are big fans. I do think it's interesting the comments made about how this movie is a ripoff from Harry Potter. If you actually read the book, the movie was nothing like it. I'd say it wasn't a bad way to spend a few hours. My family liked it, at no time was I wondering how long we'd been in the theatre. But where the book was great, the movie lacked...a lot.
CGI was awesome. Medusa & her snakes were amazing.
If you can avoid paying full price (where we live you can see movies on the weekends for $5 per person before noon), you won't feel like you were short-changed with this one.