Rotten
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.
Michael Sragow, Orange County Register
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
There is a world hidden within our own.
2013 · 2h 10m · PG-13
Action, Fantasy, Mystery
Directed by
Harald Zwart
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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Overview
In New York City, Clary Fray, a seemingly ordinary teenager, learns that she is descended from a line of Shadowhunters — half-angel warriors who protect humanity from evil forces. After her mother disappears, Clary joins forces with a group of Shadowhunters and enters 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.
Director and cast
- Harald Zwart Director
- Lily Collins as Clary Fray
- Jamie Campbell Bower as Jace Wayland
- Robert Sheehan as Simon Lewis
- Kevin Zegers as Alec Lightwood
- Jemima West as Isabelle Lightwood
- Lena Headey as Jocelyn Fray
- Aidan Turner as Luke Garroway
- Jared Harris as Hodge Starkweather
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Valentine
- Kevin Durand as Pangborn
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
13%
Tomatometer
Rotten
"The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" plays like a "Scary Movie" parody.
Peter Keough, Boston Globe
Rotten
This desperate Twilight wannabe hits more than its own share of clunky notes.
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
Every moviegoer will have his own breaking point, when "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" surpasses the mundane and enters the ridiculous.
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
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.
Randy Myers, San Jose Mercury News
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