Rated PG for Violence
Starring Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Douglas Smith, Leven Rambin, Brandon T. Jackson, Anthony Head, Stanley Tucci
Directed by Thor Freudenthal
The Story:
The halflings of the gods return as their safe haven is threatened by outside forces that want to destroy the gods of Olympus. The only way to save the world is to hunt down the Golden Fleece. However it is Percy Jackson's (Lerman) rival Clarisse (Rambin) who is selected for the quest. However Percy and his best friends Annabeth (Daddario) and Grover (Jackson) go on their own quest. They are joined by Percy's newly discovered half-brother, Tyson (Smith), who just so happens to be a Cyclops.
I enjoyed the first Percy Jackson film, and no, nobody in the family has ever bothered to read the books, so no comparison to the source material will be forthcoming.
It's an enjoyable movie that's suitable for the whole family to watch together.
It's also been a few years since the first film, so now I'm curious to go back and watch it again and see how this story builds off of it.
Naturally, not enough time is given to Head and Tucci to be much more than plot device managers, but they both do a fine job with their limited screen time.
Plus, Tucci probably has the funniest line/gag in the whole movie, so that's something.
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| I Am Stanley Tucci... Acting God! |
Wondering how the actual aging of the stars will affect future sequels, but sign me up for a third installment, because they leave on enough of a cliffhanger to want to see what happens next.
That's much better than the alternative.
Final Grade: B-
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: I will likely pick it up in the future and add it to the library next to the first installment.
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