Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief -- Film Review

Besides possessing the young year's lengthiest and most ungainly title, "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" is also notable for being Hollywood's latest attempt to turn a series of popular kid-friendly fantasy novels into the next "Harry Potter"-like film franchise. Since virtually all the previous efforts have ended in failure -- anyone remember "The Spiderwick Chronicles" or "The Seeker: The Dark is Rising"? -- the forces behind "Percy Jackson" are pulling out all the stops to make the movie click.