Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Rated: PG-13
Run Time: 128 mins
Genre: Action/ Comedy/ Mystery/ Fantasy/ Crime/ Thriller
3.5 frames out of 5
If there was ever a franchise that needed a modern reboot, then God save the Queen.
In this modern remake of the classic character created by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and Dr. John Watson (Jude Law) are on the case protecting the streets of London. Set in 1891, Holmes and Watson are closing in on the sinister Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) and stopping him from his latest murder. They apprehend him and months later as he is about to be hung from the gallows for his crimes against humanity, he summons Holmes to issue a warning. Blackwood vows revenge and that there will be 3 more murders before complete chaos ensues. Holmes blows him off and goes on with his day but the threat remains in the back of his mind. With the Blackwood case closed, Holmes is bored and itching for a new case.
As Holmes is experimenting with various way to keep himself occupied between cases, a woman from his past makes a grand entrance back into his life, Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams). Irene is the only woman to capture Holmes’s heart, outwit and bamboozle him. She offers him a fresh lead for a missing person’s case. Little does Holmes know that this case intertwines with the Lord Blackwood case that mysteriously reopens. Can Holmes and Watson solve the case when they are up against mystical occult forces, murderous plots and the temptation of the women they love before Lord Blackwood can succeed with his sinister intentions to destroy England?
Sherlock Holmes is a fun ride from start to finish. Guy Ritchie brilliantly leads Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law through the period of 1890’s London and gives a fresh twist on a classic character. As a viewer, you may have to watch this more that once because as with most British humor, some of the lines delivered, go by so quickly and if you’re not paying attention you may miss some brilliant dialogue gems that are woven between head-spinning action sequences. Ritchie and Downey Jr. do a great job of taking the viewers through Holmes’s lightening-quick sensory/thought process and clue gathering skills. Robert Downey Jr. is perfect in this role reinventing Holmes into a more likeable character instead of the more formal or stuffy characters that Holmes has been portrayed in the past.
Things to watch for: The other side of the scene/ story, their bulldog, fight sequences broken down by Holmes
Who should see this movie: Fans of action movies, mystery novels, Guy Ritchie Films, Fans of Robert Downey Jr.
See it in the Theater or Rent it on DVD: For a good time this holiday season, this is a good time for all to have watching in the theater.
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