Percy Jackson and Olympians-Lightning Thief (2010)

"This is a big, often quite scary action movie, with tons of creepy computer-generated imagery that's right up there with Voldemort in terms of physical nastiness...  Mary Pols, Time Magazine
"...an entertaining mix of buddy movie, road trip, "Clash of the Titans," archetypal quest and a coming-of-age tale about misfits making their way despite, or because of, absent parents.  Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle

Editor's Note This adaptation of Rick Riordan's remarkably popular fantasy book series tells the tale of accident-prone teenager Percy (Logan Lerman), who discovers that he's actually a demigod, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his newfound skills in order to prevent a war between the gods that could devastate the entire world. The film is directed by Chris Columbus, and co-stars Uma Thurman, Pierce Brosnan, and Sean Bean.

	Sean Bean
	Pierce Brosnan
	Logan Lerman
	Jake Abel
	Brandon T. Jackson
	Alexandra Daddario
	Sarah Smyth - Co-Star
	Richard Harmon - Co-Star
	Serinda Swan - Co-Star
	Erica Cerra - Co-Star
	Raquel Riskin - Co-Star
	Eli Zagoudakis - Co-Star
	Janine Edwards - Co-Star
	Luke Camilleri - Co-Star
	Marie Avgeropoulos - Co-Star
	Dorla Bell - Co-Star
	Maya Washington - Co-Star
	Maria Olsen - Co-Star
	Annie Ilonzeh - Co-Star
	Luisa d'Oliveira - Co-Star
	Christie Laing - Co-Star
	Marielle Jaffe - Co-Star
	Elisa King - Co-Star
	Charlie Gallant - Co-Star
	Andrea Brooks - Co-Star
	Jocelyn Ott - Co-Star
	Dimitri Lekkos - Co-Star
	Holly Hougham - Co-Star
	Ina Geraldine - Co-Star
	Yusleidis Oquendo - Co-Star
	Merritt Patterson - Co-Star
	Julie Luck - Co-Star
	Andrea Day - Co-Star
	Robin Lemon - Co-Star
	Doyle Devereux - Co-Star
	VJ Delos-Reyes - Co-Star
	Tim Aas - Co-Star
	Keith Blackman Dallas - Co-Star
	Spencer Atkinson - Co-Star
	Victor Ayala - Co-Star
	Zane Holtz - Co-Star
	Jarod Joseph - Co-Star
	Reilly Dolman - Co-Star
	Julie Brar - Co-Star
	Dejan Loyola - Co-Star
	Mario Casoria - Co-Star
	Carolyn Adair - Co-Star
	Patrick Currie - Co-Star
	Damian Arman - Co-Star
	Mariela Zapata - Co-Star
	David L. Smith - Co-Star
	Stefanie Von Pfetten - Co-Star
	Rob Hayter - Co-Star
	Stan Carp - Co-Star
	Bonita Friedericy - Co-Star
	Ona Grauer - Co-Star
	Tania Saulnier - Co-Star
	Jade Pawluk - Co-Star
	Valerie Tian - Co-Star
	Tom Pickett - Co-Star
	Max VanVille - Co-Star
	Shawn Beaton - Co-Star
	Violet Columbus - Co-Star
	Natassia Malthe - Co-Star
	Loyd Batemen - Co-Star
	Conrad Coates - Co-Star
	Catherine Keener - Co-Star
	Joe Pantoliano - Co-Star
	Julian Richings - Co-Star
	Chelan Simmons - Co-Star
	Uma Thurman - Co-Star
	Suzanne Ristic - Co-Star
	Steve Coogan - Co-Star
	Melina Kanakaredes - Co-Star
	Rosario Dawson - Co-Star
	Kevin McKidd - Co-Star
	Ray Winstone - Co-Star
	Dylan Neal - Co-Star
	Chris Columbus - Screenwriter
	Stephen Goldblatt - Director of Photography
	Peter MacDonald - 2nd Unit Director
	Thomas M. Hammel - Production Manager/UPM
	Randy Thom - Sound
	Digital Domain - Visual Effects Designer
	Christophe Beck - Composer
	Rhythm & Hues, Inc. - Visual Effects Designer
	Sandi Tanaka - Supervising Art Director
	Peter Lando - Set Decorator
	Moving Picture Company - Visual Effects Designer
	Bob Brown - Stunt Coordinator
	Dean Choe - Stunt Coordinator
	Wendy S. Williams - Production Manager/UPM
	Lars P. Winther - Assistant Director
	Jeff Harlacker - Post-Production Supervisor
	Bill Terezakis - Special Makeup Effects
	Craig Titley - Screenwriter
	Peng Zhang - Fight Choreographer
	Maureen Terezakis - Special Makeup Effects
	Will E. Files - Sound
	Trixter - Visual Effects Designer
	Rick Riordan - Source Writer
	Pixomondo Images - Visual Effects Designer
	Moe Brody - Choreographer
	Rise Visual Effects Berlin - Visual Effects Designer
	Evil Eye Pictures - Visual Effects Designer
	Chris Columbus - Director

USA Today
"[T]he movie artfully turns a tale of Greek gods interacting with humans into a fast-paced, cheeky adventure saga." 02/16/2010

Variety
"Columbus generates genuine energy during action scenes..." 02/11/2010

Empire
3 stars out of 5 -- "The plot races, especially by the standards of an origin story, Columbus mixing monsters and emotional beats with a touch that's far lighter than he demonstrated in the first two Potters..." 02/05/2010

Movieline
"Uma Thurman's Medusa is an endless supply of zingers..." 02/12/2010

Chicago Sun-Times 7 of 10
Every movie involving superheroes requires an origin story, and Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief has a doozy. The Greek gods on Mount Olympus sometimes descend to earth to have children, you see, and these half god, half humans are demigods. They live among us. One is Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman), who is the teenage son of Poseidon and Sally Jackson (Catherine Keener). But he doesn't know this. I wonder if his mom noticed. Kind of a letdown to discover Greek gods are runaway dads...Percy finds he can think best when underwater for 10 minutes at a time. Poseidon was the god of the sea, you will recall. His best buddy is Grover (Brandon T. Jackson), who is revealed as a sort of assistant demigod assigned to watch over him. His teacher is Mr. Brunner (Pierce Brosnan), who is actually Chiron, a centaur. Give Brosnan a lot credit for wearing the back half of a horse as if he'd been doing it for years...And, forgive me, I'll have to double back to Sally Jackson, Percy's mother. How did she meet Poseidon? At the beach, I suppose. Did he reveal his true identity? If a guy picks you up at the beach and says he's Poseidon, do you say, fine, let's not date, let's just mate? Then when the bastard dumps you and disappears, leaving you pregnant, what way is that for a god to behave?...My remaining question involves the title. Call me foolish, but I don't consider Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief an ideal title. The movie's original title was Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, which at least has the advantage of sounding less like a singing group. - Roger Ebert