Well I am surprised. I thought this was going to be awful, I thought this would be a Guy Ritchie movie where he had clearly too much money to throw around and no sense and I thought it would be an absolute mess, I thought that although I love Robert Downey Jr – the casting of an American as Sherlock Holmes was wrong, I also thought Jude Law would be awful. I was wrong, this is a thoroughly entertaining gung ho adventure through the streets of ye olde london town. Robert Downey JR is indeed a class act and plays Holmes brilliantly clearly having fun in the role and that fun seeps through the screen and infects the audience throughout. The plot is dragged out a little too long in parts for my liking, and I think they could have got to the point quicker especially within the first half. There is plenty of action also though with the trademark Ritchie slapstick gratuitous violence and ultra slo-mo some of which looks absolutely awesome. All in all a great fun film, I was right on one thing though – Jude Law is still crap.
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