Genre: Fantasy
Director: Harald Zwart
Plot: A young girl discovers a hidden world of demons, vampires and werewolves, and that she comes from a line of warriors chosen to protect the mortal world from evil.
The gist: This film has similar elements with Twilight and Harry Potter, but none of the former's heart or the latter's charm.
It's basically a story of good versus evil, and how a girl named Clary Fray, who had always lived a normal life, must now live up to her lineage of warriors and embrace her true nature. Along the way she meets a few people who will either help her, fight with her or kill her.
Director Harald Zwart tries his best but is unable to keep the film flowing steadily, his mistake is clearly trying to put as many things from the book into the film as possible. The result is an uneven and messy picture.
The good: Lily Collins and Jonathan Rhys Meyers are probably the only two solid performers here. Lily does great as Clary while Jonathan is menacing enough as the villain, too bad he doesn't get enough screen time. Lena Headey is always good to have in any film, here she plays Clary's mother, but gets even less time than Jonathan. The CGI and action sequences are decent at least.
The bad: Jamie Campbell Bower is a bad choice as the hero Jace, especially since he always looks like a male supermodel on screen. There's an oversaturation of characters in the film, till it's so hard to keep track of everyone. The final third of the movie is one big mess as a dozen things seem to be happening all at once. Some of the dialogue are also quite unintentionally laughable. And what's with the cheesy pop songs every time they want to make a romantic moment?
Verdict: Many people hate Twilight for obvious reasons. I'd rather watch that than this pile of mess. It's not the worst thing I've seen, but it clearly has too many problems to be good enough. (5/10)
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