In 2013 Cassandra Clare and co decided to adopt her best selling book series ''the mortal instruments'' into the big screen because why not?? and the result?? One of the shittiest movies I've ever seen in my life, the whole thing was a huge mess, a hell of a train wreck and as result the movie tanked (thank god).
just look at those eyebrows |
But instead of giving up and put the whole thing to rest, Cassandra and Co decided that the world just needs another generic YA adaptation to get shoved into our asses and so the books were adapted to a TV show, and after finishing the first season I can say without a doubt that boy that was really REALLY BAD.
The show doesn't add anything new to the YA world and by god the show is trying to take it self really seriously so it puts it self into the so bad it's good territory. With bland acting, generic and under developed characters and shitty pacing and effects, you have a really great train wreck that is waiting to happen.
The show fails to make you get invested and care about whatever is going on, but by the end of the show you will feel that you really don't give a fuck about anything. Throughout the series you will hear about how evil and dangerous this guy Valentine is, but you don't really know why or how because all he does is standing and say evil shit without doing anything that makes you say ''oh, this guy is so fucking evil'', it's like watching a parody, not a character that you should give a fuck about.
The acting itself is a major issue in this show, most of the performances are really really bad and shallow, there are some highlights but more on that later.
Another generic thing about this show is the whole ''the special one thing'', nothing new here. I really don't know what's so special about Clary, what makes her important is that she owns the cup and here mum and dad are so fucking important and that's it. Plus she is one hell of a bitch!! and yeah she has to fall in love with the hot guy, FUCK YOU.
There are a couple of highlights in this shitfeast: Alberto Rosende aka Simon and Harry Shum, Jr. aka Bane. Those two are the only redeeming thing in the show. Bane's character is surprisingly good and makes me interested in seeing more of this guy and as for alberto (Simon), the guy is really appealing and managed to turn a stereotypical character into something interesting to watch.
So my final verdict?? What we have here is a poor show with shitty swords and characters that fails to make you care about anything that is going on but manages to fall into the so bad it's good to watch because of it's cheesiness and how it tries to take itself seriously...
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