This Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery/Thriller keeps you guessing from beginning to end. The plot shows Detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner Watson as they engage in a battle of wits and brawn with nemesis Lord Blackwood whose plot is a threat to all of England. Director: Guy Ritchie
Writers: Michael Robert Johnson and Anthony Peckham
Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some startling images and a scene of suggestive material.
Starring:
-Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes
-Jude Law as Dr. John Watson
-Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler
-Mark Strong as Lord Blackwood
Ten minutes into this Netflix rental I was ready to run out and purchase, a feeling that did not change at the end of the movie. Guy Ritchie puts you right inside Holmes' head as he thoroughly plans his attack on formidable enemies. The world slows down Matrixesque as he demolishes his opponent.
Robert Downey Jr. is right at home in the role of the infamous detective. Swapping out futuristic armor for a pipe and fiddle, he plays another character with the wit and confidence of his Tony Stark persona in 'Iron Man.' Downey Jr. is excellent, providing wit and supreme charm. Jude Law plays his right hand man, Dr. John Watson, in a role much smarter than past incarnations of the Watson character. The two are more equals than hero and sidekick. The continuous verbal quarrels between Holmes and Watson is plenty reason to watch this film. Together they inspire numerous laughs and clever rebuttals, allowing many of the jokes to pass unrealized, saved for the treat of a second viewing.
I think it is safe to say 5/5 stars and a definite BUY.
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