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If you?ve got too many pre-conceptions of just how a Sherlock Holmes movie should pan out, then it?s probably best that you check them in before popping this latest version in your player. Starring Robert Downey Jr. in the title role and accompanied by Jude Law as Watson, this film dispenses with some of the conventions of Holmes, and instead starts turning him into something of a period action hero. Downey Jr. is more than up to the challenge too. Early scenes in Sherlock Holmes are more Fight Club than sleuth-influenced, with the hand of director Guy Ritchie behind the camera being very clear. But the film soon settles down and starts to have some fun, with the able assistance of Mark Strong and Rachel McAdams, among the supporting cast. Yet this is Downey Jr.?s show, and he doesn?t waste the opportunity. He?s an engaging leading man at the worst of times, and he?s clearly having a ball here. What?s more, it?s immensely satisfying when his Sherlock Holmes gets down to the business ...
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Red Bird's Blog: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
sherlock-holmes-game-of-shadows-poster. What can I say? I absolutely loved it! I had seen the first Sherlock Holmes film with Downey and Law back in 2009 and even though that wasn't a bad film I had certainly seen better.
REVIEW: Sherlock Holmes (2009)
REVIEW: Sherlock Holmes (2009). Article; Comments (13). From the opening action sequence where Sherlock Holmes and stalwart companion Dr. John Watson fight their way into a secret ceremony to stop the villainous Lord Blackwood from ...
Sherlock Holmes Movie Dvd
Sherlock Holmes (2009) Film Review | View From The Gallery The worlds greatest fictional sleuth gets the Guy Ritchie make over with cinematic bad boys Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law taking on Conan Doyles most. Allow.
Entertainment Tourette's: Movie Review: "Sherlock Holmes" (2009 ...
Movie Review: "Sherlock Holmes" (2009) by David Pretty. Greetings, Amateur Sleuths! The behind-the-scenes doc on the DVD for Sherlock Holmes makes a pretty convincing case that the titular character wasn't all about ...
Empire Magazine's 50 Sexiest Characters in Cinema
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