Review of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) by Lukechristiansc — 30 Jan 2016

This film adaptation feels like "Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief" the Twilight Saga also "The Hunger Games" "The Host" "Beautiful Creatures" so it's just a crappy rip off of other successful YA film adaptations, which makes this film successful which this will start a teen franchise.

I wanted to have fun time watching this film, I was expecting a fun guilty pleasure movie, but this film sucks the fun out like a vampire sucks out the blood out of a human. So it misses it the opportunities, instead it feels like a familiarity of things we have seen before in successful and well-made films.

In New York City, we meet an ordinary teenage girl Clary Fray (Lilly Collins) learns she is descended from a line of Shadow Hunters half angel warriors who protect humanity from evil forces. After her mother (Lena Headey) disappears, Clary joins forces with a group of Shadow Hunters and enters the Downworld, an alternate realm filled with demons, vampires and a host of other creatures.

Clary and her companions must find and protect an ancient cup that holds the key to her mother's future. Collins's performance was annoying, whiny and just not good at all so is her love interest in the film Jamie Campbell Bower.

At least the film didn't bore me to death it actually was interesting. I did not read the book series by Cassandra Clare, but I'm judging this as a film there's a TV show based on Clare's novels just hope it's not bad like this film.

1. 5 out of 5 stars.