Synopsis:
In a dynamic new portrayal of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous characters, “Sherlock Holmes” sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.
Funnels Ritchie's visual gifts into an engaging reawakening of the world-famous consulting detective, bringing the iconic sleuth to a new generation of filmgoers by way of fisticuffs, homoerotic tension, and cunning star power, that is what The JustVim Crew thinks of such a smooth movie like Sherlock Holmes.
When Ritchie holds the camera relatively still and lets all of the actors play off each other, there's nothing better. Eddie Marsan is hilarious as the frustrated Inspector Lestrade, and Strong's Blackwood makes for a great intellectual equal against Holmes, but when Downey Jr. and Law are together the screen lights up so brightly it could catch fire. Bantering like Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell or trading off punches in a fight, the two actors have rarely looked so self-assured or in synch with an onscreen partner. Watson and Holmes squabble over clothes and the dog, tend one another's wounds and protect one another from injury, and generally make the best action-adventure duo since Indy and Marion.
The one downside to all this energy between the boys is that Adler (Hot and Fiesty Rachel Rachel Rachel!) is sold short, flitting in and out of the plot seemingly at random, and rarely getting much out of Sherlock beyond a stolen kiss or two. Although we all know how cute she was in Mean Girls, we really expected much more suspense, eroticism and pulse-stopping closeness between the all-so charming Sherlock and her beautiful lips. The Crew has to say that the scene in which she tied up a poisoned and effete Sherlock, was well worthy, although there could have been more action in the bedroom like what all full-blooded Male Warriors entering the cinema would want, and please, “trust us, we’re Professionals…”
The plot was immaculate and the cinematography was abrilliant, although The Dark Knnight Faired better in both aspects, we have to be serious on what we are talking about here! Its Sherlock Holmes for gods’sake! It was witty how he explained how he would incapacitate his opponents using carefully planted kidney punches, slaps to discombobulate and dealing the final blow to end the façade. Now The Crew has seen some pretty screwed up slow-mo scenes used wrongly on other films, but in this film, it was absolutely breath-taking and it kinda left you with a deep ponderous note on how well this was thought out.
A remarkable effort both by the Actors, Jude, Downey and Rachel, and brilliant Director Guy Ritchie. It sort of plays you to your last penny, how the whole story unfolds, leaving you impressed at the very least and stunned but the brilliance in the film, if you would pause to think about the intellect and candour in the dialogue.
The best thing about this show is that it really doesn’t dampen the mood of suspense and mystery Downey is famous for. All that Bohemianism and intellectual deductive reasoning really made you feel good after watching it, like a yesterday was a really good night, and we don’t mean a bloody hangover you’ve got from all the booze at Zouk.
Take it from The Justvim Crew, this is one movie you have got to watch, not only if you are a huge Sherlock Fan, but because there will be more Franchises coming out. Professor Moriaty, whom Sherlock met as a vagabond when he slammed into his coach, will be a villain to look out for the coming series.
All in all, a cool, eclectic, beautifully thought-out suspense detective film, with lots of smart moves and creative dialogues. We wouldn’t suggest you miss it for the world. Go enjoy it!
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