Film Review: City of Bones

Fans of the original Misfits, Being Human, The Tudors and Camelot unite, as the main actor from each of those TV shows, Robert Sheehan, Aiden Turner, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Jamie Campbell Bower are the main characters in a truly awesome movie: Mortal Instruments - City of Bones.

Based on the first in a series of novels by Cassandra Clare, it tells the story of a girl, Clary Fray, (Lily Collins) who discovers the shadow world when her mother is taken and she is attacked - by a demon. Her mother's friend, Luke (portrayed by Mr Turner) is also seemingly apart of this world.

She soon finds out its not just demons out there, there are werewolves, vampires, warlocks and more scary than them and a greater threat to everyone - Valentine Morgenstern, shadowhunter gone rogue and the one who has her mum. He is portrayed by Mr Meyers.

Shadowhunters are the ones who fight demons and the shadow world, to keep normal humans - mundanes safe. With a group of young shadowhunters, led by Jace (Mr Campbell Bower) and her closest friend Simon, portrayed by Mr Sheehan, Clary finds herself, her real self.

Its an action packed thrill ride and the music and script show this. All the actors are used, and they bring the best for their characters.

I have been looking forward to seeing this film for months, and I am so very happy to say that all my expectations were not only met, they were enormously exceeded. In that the essence from the books was not only kept, but enlarged on.

Great work everyone.

Matter of interest, same composer as Season of the Witch, another film that Mr Sheehan starred in and similar end credits of Snow White and the Huntsman.

Comments

  1. Film & TV Commentator24 August 2013 at 03:25

    This quote comes from another film I was so excited to see and also kept the essence from the book.

    Edward Cullen: This is our room.
    Bella Cullen: [takes note of the bed] Vampires don't sleep.
    Edward Cullen: [kisses Bella] It's not intended for sleep.

    And the other comes from another film with a Properly scary bad guy:
    “Vic Deakins: Would you mind not shooting at the thermonuclear weapons?”

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