The Sea of Monsters: A Review

The only award this movie would ever be capable of receiving would be the worst book-to-film adaptation to date. It is almost astounding how poorly the stories Odyssey-like plot was conveyed, as the movie spliced out the most important and characteristic events. It soon becomes apparent that the filmmakers merely didn't have the time, as they were too busy scrambling to fit in the crucial details they failed to include in the first movie. Nothing pairs a mediocre plot quite like weak characters. The dynamic characterization Rick Riordan employs in his book is reduced to a group of sarcastic teenagers more interested in cracking a “witty” comeback than saving the world. 

As if the poor casting wasn't enough, the actors were forced to spit out clichés about the importance of friendship, believing in one’s self, and thinking outside of the box (barf). Moreover, the filmmakers quite simply took a giant shit on the depth of Greek mythology expressed in the book that gives the story cleverness and even educational purpose. To sum it up, every single aspect of Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monsters was watered down to its weakest form. If you had any hope for the series after watching The Lightning Thief, it was brutally obliterated in the first five minutes of the sequel. What a waste of Logan Lerman.