The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones  is an Urban Fantasy film released in 2013 based on the 2007 novel by Cassandra Clare. Unlike its prime universe counterpart, it has better cinematography and was a box office success starting The Shadowhunters Chronicles film series. It received mixed reviews from critics that praised it's Acting, Direction, Character Development and Worldbuilding but criticized it's Plot and derivative nature.

Cast

 * Lily Collins as Clary
 * Jamie Campbell Bower as Jace
 * Robert Sheehan as Simon
 * Kevin Zegers as Alec
 * Lena Headey as Jocelyn
 * Kevin Durand as Pangborn
 * Aidan Turner as Luke
 * Jemima West as Isabelle
 * Godfrey Gao as Magnus Bane
 * C. C. H. Pounder as Dorothea
 * Jared Harris as Hodge
 * Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Valentine

Critical Reception
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones received Mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 53% based on 200 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is a well made cinematic gem despite it's flawed plot and some derivative aspects." Metacritic gives the film a score of 40 out of 100, based on 70 critics, indicating "generally favorable views". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore were more receptive to the film, giving it a CinemaScore grade of "A-".

Sequels
Following its success, Screen Gems greenlit the development of adaptions of the second and third books, City of Ashes and City of Glass. released in 2014 and 2015.