I have
been following the Press Tour of Mortal Instruments like it’s my job. You’re
probably well aware by now that I love every single person in this movie’s
cast, and so I was so excited to see all the interviews and outfits they would
be wearing. I have been so pleased, Lily Collins has been dressed so
immaculately and all the interviews have been so hilarious and lovely seeing
the cast interact (except for Jonathan Rhys Meyers - where the hell was he?).
I saw
the movie over two weeks ago, the day after it came out. I would have seen it the
day before, but unfortunately I had a lot of university work to finish, however there was no way
I wasn’t going to see it opening weekend.
Firstly,
I want to say that I had very high expectations for this movie, and they were
met. They weren’t, however, exceeded. It was exactly what I expected from this
type of genre movie: funny, a little bit cheesy at times and enough action that
I didn’t get bored. Secondly, you don't have to have read the books before you go. I do recommend them if you liked reading Divergent, Twilight, just YA Fiction in general really, but it's not a necessity.
In
regards to the cast I think everyone was picked perfectly. Jaime Campbell Bower
was exactly how I pictured Jace when I was reading the series. I
knew that Robert Sheehan had been cast as Simon, so that was just how I
pictured him the whole time too and it fit the character so well. Jonathan Rhys
Meyers was an amazing Valentine, I adore that he was cast because I absolutely
love him so much and I feel like I don’t see him enough.
If you
haven’t seen it yet, definitely check it out. In Australia it was number one at
the Box Office on it’s opening weekend. If you want see a sequel, definitely
see it at the movies because it all counts and they won’t make it unless there
are the numbers to back it up.
Overall I give it an seven out of ten, mainly because I really enjoyed it and it was a bit of lighthearted fun, especially if you've read the books.
