Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Starring Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong.
Disappointing film - hard to follow its long winded story with a 'who cares' villain; btw I'm a fan of Mark Strong but he was a waste in this film. I expected much more after Rock'n'Rolla and Tropic Thunder, maybe my expectations were too high. The trailer was great but the film was a yawn. It was hard to understand what Sherlock was saying half the time with Robert's 'marbles in the mouth' English accent. The plot was too drawn out and predictable. All I wanted was some spins and twists, a real Sherlock adventure. It didn't happen
Law was too over the top and McAdams was mis-cast. Sure RDJ was sexy, modern and funny; a new take on Holmes for sure, but it didn't work as a movie. Holmes and Watson were like an old married couple; if only Ritchie had made them gay it would have been a much more interesting angle. The story needed to be extraordinary, it's Sherlock Holmes 'fa gawd's sake', it needed more twists that a pretzel and to have been a puzzle only Sherlock could deduce. Okay there are some great set-pieces and a handful of tasty fist-fights but thats it.
I went popcorn in hand, ready to be wowed but instead was sadly disappointed. Dvd rental for sure, if you can stay awake.
Law was too over the top and McAdams was mis-cast. Sure RDJ was sexy, modern and funny; a new take on Holmes for sure, but it didn't work as a movie. Holmes and Watson were like an old married couple; if only Ritchie had made them gay it would have been a much more interesting angle. The story needed to be extraordinary, it's Sherlock Holmes 'fa gawd's sake', it needed more twists that a pretzel and to have been a puzzle only Sherlock could deduce. Okay there are some great set-pieces and a handful of tasty fist-fights but thats it.
I went popcorn in hand, ready to be wowed but instead was sadly disappointed. Dvd rental for sure, if you can stay awake.
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