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this franchise is starting to feel slightly less derivative. Eye-catching effects help hide the cribbingby Rafer Guzman [Newsday ]
the whole cast is enjoyable, in fact, with good chemistry. They're capable of entertaining us. Unfortunately, Freudenthal and writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski never really let themby Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic ]
is a lot like a certain bespectacled young wizard - sans the lightning-shaped scar. It's too bad his adventures don't have the same enchanting qualityby Claudia Puig [USA Today ]
Freudenthal succeeds in focusing on the characters and not overdoing the CGI stuff. The problem is that there's not much to the charactersby Andrew Wagaman [Minneapolis Star Tribune ]
an epic showcase for mediocre CGI and slapdash screenwritingby Peter Debruge [Variety ]
"Sea of Monsters," unfortunately, is a clueless and bland follow-up featuring an uninspired quest and a startling amount of cheap-looking CGIby Jordan Hoffman [NY Daily News ]