Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

"An epic showcase for mediocre CGI and slapdash screenwriting." 

"'Sea of Monsters' is diverting enough...but it doesn’t begin to approach the biting adolescent tension of the Harry Potter movies." 

"The Thor Freudenthal-helmed sequel lacks the energetic zip of its predecessor." 

"Nathan Fillion is the movie's brightest spot (...) He makes a quip about how the best TV series always get canceled, in a nod to 'Firefly', the iconic sci-fi show in which he starred. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)" 

"There are plenty of bad films to get riled up about in the summer. 'Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters' isn't one of them. This is harmless tween-centric fun." 

"Like some hybrid beast out of Greek mythology, this young-adult sequel has the body of a 'Harry Potter', the head of a 'Twilight', the feet of a 'Hunger Games' and the tail, oddly, of a 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'. (...) Rating: ★ (out of four)"