Sherlock Holmes

December. 25,2009      PG-13
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Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.

Robert Downey Jr. as  Sherlock Holmes
Jude Law as  Dr. John Watson
Rachel McAdams as  Irene Adler
Mark Strong as  Lord Henry Blackwood
Eddie Marsan as  Inspector Lestrade
Robert Maillet as  Dredger
Geraldine James as  Mrs. Hudson
Kelly Reilly as  Mary Morstan
William Houston as  Constable Clark
Hans Matheson as  Lord Coward

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Reviews

Solemplex
2009/12/25

To me, this movie is perfection.

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Chirphymium
2009/12/26

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

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ActuallyGlimmer
2009/12/27

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

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Maleeha Vincent
2009/12/28

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

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adonis98-743-186503
2009/12/29

Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. Even tho the casting of Robert Downey Jr as Sherlock Holmes proves to be alright the film as a whole is just meh. Director Guy Ritchie turns Sherlock Holmes into a somewhat buddy comedy starring Junior and Jude Law where there's explosions, one liners and lots of comedy that just doesn't work for me as a whole. It's not a complete failure of the movie but i think Junior should stick playing Tony Stark and Iron Man rather than Holmes especially since their making a 3rd one pretty damn soon for some reason i guess. (5/10)

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kusalmaduranga
2009/12/30

This is one if the best movie i have ever seen, half build Tower Bridge is a very valuable addition ! Robert Downey Jr acts brilienty as the sherlock homes, this is not what i expected according to the book, but i think this way is better , with little bit funny !

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studioAT
2009/12/31

This is Guy Ritchie's take on 'Sherlock Holmes'. That alone should give you a clear sense of what to expect from this 2009.I think this film's reputation was spoilt slightly by the fact that the bafflingly popular BBC TV series started around this time too, but there are several things to like about this film, in particular a good performance from the always lovely Rachel McAdam's.It's lots of big explosions and fight scenes, and everything really you would expect from a Guy Richie film. It's up to you as a viewer to think whether that's the take you want on the famous detective.I'm no fan of the BBC TV series, but this wasn't much better.

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EBJ
2010/01/01

'Sherlock Holmes' was directed by Guy Ritchie and stars Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law and Mark Strong. It is the story of world famous British icon, Sherlock Holmes(Robert Downey Jr) and his equally famous sidekick, Dr Jon Watson(Jude Law) who go on the hunt of the mysterious dark wizard, Lord Blackwood(Mark Strong). It is up to Holmes and co to solve this dark villain's plan before it's too late, and he has the entire of London under his spell.This movie is weird. I can't explain specifically why I like this movie, I just do. It's fun, it's weird and it's full of ye olde Guy Ritchie-isms so what's not to love? The story was engaging, the characters are classical but done justice and it's a Guy Ritchie movie. The action is, of course, Guy Ritchie. The dialogue is, of course, Guy Ritchie. This movie contains more Guy Ritchie than his birth certificate. It's a well though out movie and I do recommend you see if because you'll probably get a kick or two out of it.The story, for starters, is very engaging and contains a classical Sherlock Holmes-esc mystery. Of course you only watch a good 'ol mystery for the grand reveal(and this is no exception) but it provides you with a fun, interesting and unique example of Holmes' classic array of stories. I will say that some parts of the movie(for example 'Teleportation' were explained about as well as a gorilla trying to teach someone how not to get shot(too soon?). This movie is also made to setup a sequel(which I'm fine with) but I feel they took too much time focusing on setting up that sequel than they did focusing on the movie. Robert 'The Drug Addiction'(Still love ya Robert) Downey Jr was pretty good as the titular character but he did come of as a tad too comical at points which I suppose fit the character but came off as a little forced and weird. Jude Law was fine as Watson and I can tell he relished in this role. Mark Strong was fine as Lord Blackwood but I think that his character only showed up at random intervals in the plot and merely served as a way to progress the plot along. Rachel McAdams was fine as Irene Adler. Technically speaking, this is a Guy Ritchie movie and is primarily style over substance. That is completely fine in this movie and it is stylistically beautiful. The costume design was great(as was the set design) and looked realistic considering the time period this movie was set in. The cinematography in this movie was very good as per Guy Ritchie fashion and everything part of it screams Ritchie. The action in this movie was pretty good but it did become a tad bit repetitive, especially considering it was the same hand-to-hand combat consistently. Not to say that the slo-mo sections of it were very well done and looked just awesome. The humour worked well but I think that is just down to Downey's charisma and less down to the 'Oscar Worthy' writing. The actual 'Sherlock Holmes' theme of this movie was excellent and very enjoyable. The other uses of music paled in comparison and didn't work too well.In conclusion, if you can handle enough Guy Ritchie to paralyse an elephant then you'll probably enjoy this movie. It's got fun(sometimes bland) action, witty humour and is all around a good time. It is definitely more stylistic than substance which is fine and shouldn't bother many people but I do understand if it does. I do recommend this movie and I think it's a good re-imagining of this character.7/10

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