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The studio would not screen “Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief” for critics here in Indianapolis. It’s something that’s been happening more and more lately. Once, it was only tiny little indie films. Now, mainstream movies like this are skipped.
In this case, it was especially curious because several weeks ago they contacted several local critics and offered interviews with the cast. We took them up on it — you can read the Q&A here – but still no screening. Exasperating.
Usually when a film is not screened, it’s because the studio knows it has a dog on its hands. “Percy” is not a dog of a movie; it’s truly a pretty good one. It’s a pleasant enough effect/hazard story for the preteen crowd — sort of a Greek mythology version of “Harry Potter.”
Instead of spells, Percy Jackson (a winning Logan Lerman — one to watch) and his cohorts have gods for parents: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Athena, Hermes, etc. This makes them demi-gods — humans with magical powers.
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