The story line is the same as the book (who'd have thunk), but there are a few differences that I did enjoy. One of the main differences is the expansion on Jace's musical skills. I love piano music, and he plays a wonderful little ditty by Bach.... and Jamie Campbell Bower (the actor who plays Jace) was actually playing. I give him kudos for that!
On the same theme of music, I also really like the soundtrack... and am currently listening to Heart by Heart by Demi Lavato at this moment (hehehe). The music is intense and soft all in the right places, so the soundtrack gets two thumbs up from me as well.
Taking a closer look at the characters, here is the rundown and how I thought the actors did at playing them:
- Lily Collins as Clary
- She did a wonderful job for this part (and I was so happy that they did not cast 15 year old actors for these parts)
- Jamie Campbell Bower as Jace
- Well Mr. Campbell Bower is gorgeous as is Jace, so it was perfect. He also captured Jace's flippant attitude wonderfully
- Kevin Zegers as Alec
- His eyebrows matched his dyed hair! And he was stuck up but not enough shyness
- Jemima West as Isabelle
- Perfect
- Robert Sheehan as Simon
- In my opinion, he was a little too muscular
- Godfrey Gao as Magnus Bane
- He needed to have more flare (much more flamboyant in the books....)
- Jared Harris as Hodge
- This was the exact picture I thought of when reading the books
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Valentine
- When reading, I pictured Valentine as a gray-haired muscular bloke, but Jonathan Rhys Meyers did a great job at embodying Valentine's insanity... which worked quite well
So those are my thoughts! Check the movie out and spread the word!
Alexandra
Clary Fray: You play that piano as if you've lost your only love.
Jace Wayland: Unfortunately, my one true love remains myself.
Clary Fray: Well, at least you don't have to worry about rejection.
Jace Wayland: Not necessarily. I turn myself down occasionally, just to keep it interesting.
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