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Sherlock Holmes, 2009

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong

Directed by: Guy Ritchie

Written by: Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham

Language: English

Country: UK, Australia, USA

Runtime: 128 min

MPAA Rating: PG_13

Rating:7.5

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Sherlock Holmes can be described as stylized, captivating, and cynical. The plot revolves around a hotshot hero, riddles and clues, and a prodigy. Its comic aspect comes from verbal byplay and dry humor. Sherlock Holmes's main genres are mystery, thriller, and action. In approach, it is realistic. The storytelling is fast paced. Sherlock Holmes is located in London. It takes place in the Victorian era. It is adapted from a comic and based on a book. Sherlock Holmes has received attention for being a Golden Globe winner, a blockbuster, and critically acclaimed. It is well suited for a boys' night.

Summary of Sherlock Holmes

After finally catching serial killer and occult "sorcerer" Lord Blackwood, legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson can close yet another successful case. But when Blackwood mysteriously returns from the grave and resumes his killing spree, Holmes must take up the hunt once again. Contending with his partner's new fiancée and the dimwitted head of Scotland Yard, the dauntless detective must unravel the clues that will lead him into a twisted web of murder, deceit, and black magic - and the deadly embrace of temptress Irene Adler.

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Language:	English
Country:	UK, Australia, USA
Release date:	25 December 2009
Runtime:	128 min

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Robert Downey Jr.

as Sherlock Holmes

Jude Law

as Dr. John Watson

Rachel McAdams

as Irene Adler

Mark Strong

as Lord Blackwood

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05.September.2010
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by: ColumboFan
ColumboFan rated this movie0/10

I was never that big a fan of Sherlock Holmes so his updating to action hero doesn't really bother me. This movie reminds me of the old show "The Wild Wild West" more than a Sherlock Holmes movie. The action and stunts are visually slick, but mostly incoherent, a problem with nearly all action films these days. I wish directors would just lock their cameras down, or pull back and make fewers cuts so I could orient myself to what is happening. Instead it's fist, gun, slide, smoke, shoot, blood, whoosh, underwater, etc.. It's confusing and I just wait for it to be over to see who survives so I know who to root for. Sherlock survives, he's like a superhero here. Without him the movie wouldn't have a title right? Anyway, all in all, to boil it down, to get to brass tacks, I liked this nonsense. I was entertained by the two leads, Rachel McAdams is my kind of woman hubba-hubba, and the story wasn't half bad. Guy Ritchie throws in a few of his trademark winking camera moves and I like that kind of stuff. There's no deerstalker cap and I didn't hear Holmes say "Elementary my dear Watson" so traditionalists may be appalled. Holmes' usual logical conclusions from minor details didn't seem to make much sense to me, but they didn't when Basil Rathbone was doing them either so maybe I'm just not very smart. On the plus side Holmes definitely says "the game's afoot". That's cool, but I had to set the captions on to discern it because I could not always pick up the dialogue. Maybe I'm joining the ranks of the hearing impaired, or the accents were too thick or - and I think this is most likely - Robert Downey Jr. is just a chronic method actor mumbler. When he says "The game's afoot" it comes out as "meh babes a soot". He's a good actor but he's not much interested in talking correctly I've noticed. He mumbles through "Iron Man" too. Anyway, once I set the subtitles on I had no problem. I thought this movie was okay. Really, really okay. Really. 2.75 stars rounded up to three.

05.September.2010
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by: ColumboFan

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God is junior HOT

thats my review, Robert Downey is sooooo swwwwweeeet to behold.... Read and rate it

26.July.2010
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by: eicanfly
eicanfly rated this movie10/10Must See

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