Directed by Harald Zwart
Written by Jessica Postigo (screenplay), Cassandra Clare (based on the novel by.
With Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Zegers, Jemima West, Robert Maillet, Kevin Durand, Godfrey Gao, Lena Headey, Harry Van Gorkum.
Cinematography by Geir Hartly Andreassen
Okay so my daughter dragged to me to see this. Actually I went along willingly because I had read the book, which she dragged me to do kicking and screaming. So yes, I read the book (it wasn't awful) , and my first thought is how much of this film would be comprehensible for a person who had never read the book. My instinct would say that pretty much. It had the major points of the plot, but was simplified.
This is a film marketed to the teenage girl market, but there is probably enough action for the boyfriends to come along too. There are beautiful people(i.e. the daughter of singer Phil Collins). And the cinematography is quite nice too. It has a very Gothic look, though it is slick and overproduced. Think Nosferatu vs. Twilight. A little more grittiness a la Nosferatu would have been nice for me and still would have kept its Gothic feel.
Clary (Collins) is a normal teenager until one day she witnesses a murder and that very same day her mom has disappeared. All this happens and then she finds out that she comes from a long line of demon slayers, a fact her mom was trying to hide from her. But Clary's power is too great and she breaks the spell that hides her real self. She meets and joins a team of young demon slayers and the fun begins.
Overall it is a watchable film. As you would expect the dialogue is clunky and the acting is wooden and the story hokey. (traits quite common with this genre). The story is kind of silly even though it did stick with the book pretty much. Maybe those missing details that are in the book, would have made the story more engrossing.
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