Monday, May 19, 2014

The Mortal Instruments 2013


The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones


     This film is adapted from the first book in a six book series by Cassandra Clare.  Clary Fray starts to see things and people that other people don’t see.  Her mother wants to talk to her about what is going on but she doesn’t get a chance.  Clary comes home, their apartment in New York is in shambles and her mother is gone.  Clary learns through others that she is a descendant of a line of Shadowhunters.  This is a secret group of young half-angel warriors involved in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons.
     Another realm of beings started by the Twilight success.  This time it’s demon-hunting killers.  They only kill demons that look like humans?  They can magically “see” the demons and we can’t?  This is too long with too many battles.  Enough already!!  Many things are not explained and it’s probably better they are left a mystery.  2 1/2* (This movie is so-so)

130 min, Action directed by Harald Zwart with Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Zegers, Jemima West, Robert Maillet, Kevin Durand, Godfrey Gao, Lena Headey, Harry VanGorkum.

Note:  Imdb 6.0 out of 10, 12% critic 61% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 1*.
Special Note:  Thankfully, the eyebrows of Lily Collins are not a separate character as in Snow White!!  There will be another installment, City of Ashes.





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