The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
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Critic Consensus: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones borrows ingredients from seemingly every fantasy franchise of the last 30 years -- but can't seem to figure out what to do with them.
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Cast
as Clary
as Blackwell
as Pangborn
as Jocelyn
as Valentine
as Jace
as Simon
as Magnus Bane
as Dorothea
as Hodge
as Luke
as Alec
as Isabelle
as Alaric/Werewolf
as Brother Jeremiah
as Lambert
as Eric
as The Vampire Leader
as Bouncer
as Magnus' Bouncer
as Vampire Henchman
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Critic Reviews for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
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Every fantasy creature except zombies get a workout in this overstuffed spectacle about a teenage girl who discovers she has angelic blood in her veins.
"The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" plays like a "Scary Movie" parody.
This desperate Twilight wannabe hits more than its own share of clunky notes.
Every moviegoer will have his own breaking point, when "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" surpasses the mundane and enters the ridiculous.
"The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" will make you yearn for more "Twilight" movies.
Hollywood has more than enough high-caliber young adult lit to mine. Filmmakers should tap into richer human stories. We mere mortals would dearly appreciate it.
Audience Reviews for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
I like science fiction, so I enjoyed most of the story. This movie does suffer from an un-understandable story line at times, and it is not that unique, but it is fun when Clary finds out what she is.
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First of all, I haven't read the books, so I couldn't say if this is a good adaptation or not. Judging by the comments of those who have, I am going to say probably not. I did manage to sit through the whole thing, but it wore it's welcome out by a good forty minutes. Cast are fine, story had potential, but was silly. Then again it's not a favourite genre of mine to start with. I have seen the Twilight movies and wasn't impressed past the first two. This just seemed cliched past those. Cheesy as all hell, but not romantic enough to get away with it. Really am getting fed up with these "fantasy" movies and books.
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I happen to be a fan and own this series of books so I was a bit iffy on seeing the movie. As usual the movie doesn't play out as the book does but as it goes, that's normal. I think those who haven't read the book might not actually get everything that is happening and might be a bit confused and probably won't like it as much as those who have. It's always hard when a book or a series is being turned into movies because you just don't want to be disappointed. I was iffy about the actors and the director but in the end I actually really enjoyed it. I thought all of the actors did a great job and I only found one or two scenes to be a bit cheesy. But some cheese is to be expected in films like these. I hope the rest of the books get a chance to see the big screen. I would really like to see how the rest of the films turn out.
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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Quotes
| Jocelyn: | Jesus! |
| Simon: | Nope! Just me! |
| Jace: | The world's the same. You're the one who's different. |
| Jocelyn: | It's okay if you want to hang your head out the window. |
| Luke: | I'm a werewolf, not a golden retriever. |
| Simon: | The werewolves are here to save us. Never thought I'd say that. |
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