I have not read the books. Judging by the reviews from people who have read them that seems to be a good thing as most of them seem to complain that the movie is not a good representation of the books. Then, when looking at the book ratings at Goodreads there seems to be a rather large spread between reviews loving the book and reviews hating it.

If I had read the books I would expect them to sit on my young adult shelf in Goodreads. At least the movie is clearly for a teenage audience. Nevertheless it is quite entertaining as far as I am concerned. A bit silly and predictable at times but still entertaining. I would even call it a family movie although there where some scenes that might be a bit scary for the youngest ones in the family.

The story is yet another variant of the classical young girl or boy discovers that there are things that go bump in the night and also that she is part of those things. I have to say that I quite like those kind of stories.

As I wrote I found the movie quite entertaining but, although I cannot say that I have anything specific to complain, the movie never really lifts itself above the average crowd of entertaining movies. The special effects are ok but nothing more, the acting is average, the story is okay and so on. It was enjoyable 130 minutes and I never felt bored but I never went wow either.

By the way, it never became clear to me why this episode was called City of Bones though. Maybe that is one of the things that the movie left out from the books.

Bad and disjointed movie created at the warmth of Harry Potter and Hunger Games series. Only, this time doesn't work at all. Lot's of FX for an incoherent and boring story.

Worst of all, no reason to call this episode "City of Bones" since it doesn't play a major role, at all. At least, not in the movie.

You may not know worldly history very well, but I assure you that when you start talking about preserving the race, it is never good.

Based on the novel by the same name, The mortal instruments – City of Bones is a 2013 film starring Lily Collins and Jamie Campbell Bower as Clary and Jace.

Although the novel has twists that are sometimes not so original, some shameful transpositions have been dedicated to it, first of all the homonymous TV series (which we will talk about later as it also covers events relating to the second volume of the saga).

The film adaptation would have had great potential if it wasn’t for the lousy script.
The casting is stellar, we are talking about actors of the calibre of Lena Headey, Aidan Turner and Jonathan Rhys Meyers in supporting roles, whose performances however suffer particularly because it seems that these actors do not have material to work with. I particularly remember one of the final scenes in which Rhys Meyers and Jamie Campbell Bower act like two drunks and look at each other as if they didn’t believe in what they were doing.

A real shame as Lily Collins is perfect in the role of Clary and Jamie Campbell Bower is exactly how the reader imagines Jace while reading the novel (unlike his correspondent in the TV series, a mix between Ken and G.I. Joe).

The film as a whole has style both in terms of setting, costumes and special effects. The pace, however, is affected by the bad script and the vision is boring at times.

A real shame that this film has not been curated in the right way and that it has not been given the chance to have a sequel. Sequel, for which there was talk of an immense Sigourney Weaver in the role of the Inquisitor.

It is a movie to watch if you are a fan of the novel and want to have a complete knowledge of the fandom, but not recommended at all, I have already forgotten it.

Based on the novel by the same name, The mortal instruments – City of Bones is a 2013 film starring Lily Collins and Jamie Campbell Bower as Clary and Jace.

Although the novel has twists that are sometimes not so original, some shameful transpositions have been dedicated to it, first of all the homonymous TV series (which we will talk about later as it also covers events relating to the second volume of the saga).

The film adaptation would have had great potential if it wasn’t for the lousy script.
The casting is stellar, we are talking about actors of the calibre of Lena Headey, Aidan Turner and Jonathan Rhys Meyers in supporting roles, whose performances however suffer particularly because it seems that these actors do not have material to work with. I particularly remember one of the final scenes in which Rhys Meyers and Jamie Campbell Bower act like two drunks and look at each other as if they didn’t believe in what they were doing.

A real shame as Lily Collins is perfect in the role of Clary and Jamie Campbell Bower is exactly how the reader imagines Jace while reading the novel (unlike his correspondent in the TV series, a mix between Ken and G.I. Joe).

The film as a whole has style both in terms of setting, costumes and special effects. The pace, however, is affected by the bad script and the vision is boring at times.

A real shame that this film has not been curated in the right way and that it has not been given the chance to have a sequel. Sequel, for which there was talk of an immense Sigourney Weaver in the role of the Inquisitor.

It is a movie to watch if you are a fan of the novel and want to have a complete knowledge of the fandom, but not recommended at all, I have already forgotten it.