The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

'The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones' might reduce plans for the sequel to ashes.

Not only have we seen this all before, but we were probably hoping to not see it again.

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is such a pathetic mess you end up feeling a little sorry for the poor mite.

This is film-making at its most cynical. But none of it actually makes much sense.

"The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" plays like a "Scary Movie" parody.

This desperate Twilight wannabe hits more than its own share of clunky notes.

The one thing this movie managed to do was capture the visual style I felt the book conveyed but otherwise we were left with something that neither fans, critics or general audiences were particularly impressed by

This is one incredibly mixed-up, poorly planned, annoyingly-plotted mess.

Screenwriter Jessica Postigo serves up a script that feels like a working draft.

Certainly has all the ingredients required to pique the curiosity of its target audience, yet offers only a tasteless and uninspired union of its literary conventions.