Sherlock Holmes Review


From the trailers I thought that it would get lost in the action and lose the mystery and thoughtfulness the Arthur Conan Doyle creation was all about. Thankfully I was proven wrong.

Robert Downey Jr. nailed the title role. The movie does a really great job of capturing the character’s superhuman ability of deduction that’s both a blessing and a curse as the scribbles on the wall moment showed.

I definitely got a Batman vibe, but then again this was one of the first detectives of literature and an inspiration for The Dark Knight.

Despite some people implying a homosexual undertone, Jude Law and Downey were still a good comedic duo. Glad Watson was on par with Holmes as oppose to the fat useless incompetant.

The music by Hans Zimmer & Lorne Halfe was top notch, as it captured the tone of 18th Century England. Plus “Rocky Road to Dublin” by The Dubliners during the boxing scene was the best part of the film.

Even though Holmes’ arch enemy, Professor Moriarty, was in the shadows to set the film up for a sequel, the writers proved why he was an equal by giving him the same skills as Holmes. He was in disguise stealing the technology during the Parliment sequence, he was extremely intelligent and had a gimmick gun out of his sleeve.

Whoever did the voice was much better then Richard Roxburgh’s portrayal in that horrible League of Extraordinary Gentlemen adaptation.

Nothing against Rachel McAdams, but she was so out of place in the cast. There was no chemistry at all between her and Robert unlike the one with Gwyneth Paltrow in the first Iron Man. They could’ve easily gotten somebody else for that Catwoman role.

I was torn about Mark Strong as Lord Blackwood. Whether or not it was the dialogue in the script or the actor’s performance, he comes off very stiff, especially by the climax with the big villian speech.

A part of me wished the hat Downey flipped on at the very end was the classic hat the character is well known for because his frequent wardrobe being different from previous canon, it would’ve been a nice little homage.

Rating: 9