Realização:
Harald ZwartArgumento:
Jessica PostigoCâmara:
Geir Hartly AndreassenElenco:
Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Lena Headey, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Kevin Durand, Robert Sheehan, Jared Harris, Kevin Zegers, Aidan Turner, Jemima West (mais)Sinopses(1)
Clary Fray (Lily Collins) presenciou um misterioso assassinato, mas ela não sabe o que fazer porque o corpo da vítima sumiu e parece que ninguém viu os envolvidos no crime. Para piorar a situação, sua mãe desapareceu sem deixar vestígios e agora ela precisa sair em busca dela em uma Nova Iorque diferente, repleta de demônios, magos, fadas, lobisomens, entre outros grupos igualmente fantásticos. Para ajudá-la, Fray conta com os amigos Simon (Robert Sheehan) e o caçador de demônios Jace Wayland (Jamie Campbell Bower), mas acaba se envolvendo também em uma complicada paixão. (Diamond Films)
(mais)Críticas (2)
For how exemplary Lily Collins is as Clary, there's so much disappointment on the whole that it's downright tragic. Jamie Bower is clearly desperately bored in Jace's shoes, the creators forgot to tell the wild Jonathan Rhys Meyers that this was not just another episode of The Tudors, and my favorite Isabelle has turned into a snappy dominatrix. Jessica Postigo may have dutifully read the saga, but she wants to incorporate practically every supporting character with all their motivations into the script, even though in this format it would take up half the running time to explain the entire mythology. Luke and Hodge then merely fill the role of forgettable sidekicks instead of making a proper impact on the plot from time to time. The creators ultimately did not even get the chance to return to the Institute, so no further damage was done. I have a great fondness for the saga of the nephilim world in book form, at least as far as the original trilogy is concerned, so I don't want to delve too deep into this rating on principle, but considering how the outcome could have been, a 50% rating is quite a sad limit.
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I have to say, the first hour or so was quite enjoyable and got me excited for what was to come. But then something suddenly went wrong, as if another director took over, and the story became incredibly predictable. The characters acted foolishly and illogically, and several important things were left unresolved, which suggests a sequel is coming despite the lackluster box office returns. However, I'm not too excited because, at least from a cinematic perspective, it's an overstuffed mess that could be defined as "Harry Potter meets a Gaiman imitator, and they both agree that Twilight and Star Wars are super cool."
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