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The reason this one’s so late is because I had to watch it twice. Those who know the awesomeness of Robert Downey Jr. knew it was not to be missed, and those who know how cool Guy Ritchie is from time to time, know it’s definitely worth the shot.




I think Guy Ritchie is an acquired taste, I think sometimes he hits the mark and sometimes he doesn’t. This time, he tackles a classic which would have otherwise been boring if it weren’t’ for the actors he used to lure our interest and the awesome “Englishness” he brings to the film. Now I’ll be the first to admit I’ve never been to England, and short of what I watch on TV, I’m no old pro on the culture, but Ritchie seems to make it so believable, that I quickly forget about authenticity and find myself shutting off my brain and sitting back to just plain enjoy the film. Sherlock Holmes was no different. It was full of action, and slow-motion sequences that made me jealous I’d never been to film school. We find Holmes and Watson smack dab in the middle of investigating a crime that not only involved good old fashioned murder, but good old fashioned murder by way of good old fashioned witchcraft. As they gracefully handle whatever challenges and hardships come their way, they manage to do it with style and humor, in a way on the English can. I wish when someone threatened my life and everything I hold dear, I could remain cool and level-headed enough to respond with a line so clever as “Well there isn’t any time to waste then, is there?” Not to mention the co-stars as well. It’s true that though we love to hate Jude Law in real life, no one can argue the guy’s acting skills are nothing to be trifled with.




In my opinion, the film moved to quickly and the characters was a bit too round, but if you ever want to sit back and shut your brain off and just let a character do all the thinking for you, you can’t go wrong with Sherlock Holmes. Definitely worth the ticket. Not so sure about the second one, though.

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