I really enjoyed The Mortal Instruments, but that might
just be because I like Jonathan Rhys Meyers, the male lead looked cool, and I
love fantasy worlds. There are a lot of things I wish they had gone into more
detail about, it does drag at the beginning, and I can't argue with the
"lame teeny-bopper love story" criticism.
I was beginning to think there were no more good movies
out there, after my recent string of terrible movies. I took a gamble on Syrup
even though the reviews were terrible, and it didn't pay off. The reviews for
The Mortal Instruments were about the same, so I was hesitant about it. Then I
found out Jonathan Rhys Meyers was in it, and I figured I'd probably like it no
matter how bad it was. It turns out he's not even there for the first hour and
a half of the movie, but luckily I still liked it, anyway.
I love different mythologies people create, and learning
about how different versions of the world operate. I like finding out people's
interpretations of standard creatures; vampires, werewolves, zombies, whatever.
At first I was put off by Clary's ridiculous eyebrows.
They're so thick and dark, and they don't match her hair at all. I guess that's
supposed to be her natural color, since her hair's the same color in flashbacks
to when she was a kid, and her mom sort of has the same hair color, too. But
the eyebrows don't match! Clary is a weird name, too. I'm not a fan of it at
all.
Then I was put off by Lena Headey being in it. Apparently
I've seen her in a few movies, but she wasn't a recognizable actress for me
until Game of Thrones, so now she's just always Cersei, and I don't like her.
