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Review of by Megan S — 01 Mar 2014

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As a fan of the book, I had high expectations for what is a fantastic novel. Unfortunately the movie generally stays true to the characters, but little to the storyline. The general plot points remain, just occur in a limited detail or incorrect order.

For a 2 hour movie I struggled to see where the time went. Critical links were missed or only lightly touched, if you had not read the book you would likely miss critical points and be a bit generally confused.

The themes were good but maybe some subplots could have been dropped to gain time on the main issues... Glad there is a sequel but hoping for a stronger direction. Harry potter is a much longer book but far better converted than city of bones.

Still entertaining if not a little head scratching.

This review of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) was written by on 01 Mar 2014.

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones has generally received mixed reviews.

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