Movie: Sherlock Holmes 2009
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams & Mark Strong.
Director: Guy Ritchie
Before I start this review I must state something right upfront. I have never read a Sherlock Holmes novel in my entire life. My knowledge of the character is limited to made for TV movies, Masterpiece Theatre and the version used on the Holodeck from Star Trek: The Next Generation
. So this movie will not be judged according to it's accuracy but rather to how entertaining I feel that it is.
Surprisingly, the movie is quite entertaining in many different ways. The writers and director have avoided all of the pitfalls that come along with remaking a classic character such as Sherlock Holmes. They neither made Sherlock too boring and stodgy for modern audiences nor did they dumb down the characters or story to appeal to the movie goers who have no idea who or what Sherlock Holmes is supposed to be. The story revolves around Sherlock (Robert Downey Jr.) and Watson's (Jude Law) investigation of a case in which the suspect has seemingly risen from the dead. Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) claims to have supernatural powers and promises to kill again. Things are further complicated when Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams) Sherlock's old flame who happens to be a criminal suddenly appears with a job for him. Sherlock must stop Lord Blackwood before his plan unfolds.
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams & Mark Strong.
Director: Guy Ritchie
Before I start this review I must state something right upfront. I have never read a Sherlock Holmes novel in my entire life. My knowledge of the character is limited to made for TV movies, Masterpiece Theatre and the version used on the Holodeck from Star Trek: The Next Generation
. So this movie will not be judged according to it's accuracy but rather to how entertaining I feel that it is.Surprisingly, the movie is quite entertaining in many different ways. The writers and director have avoided all of the pitfalls that come along with remaking a classic character such as Sherlock Holmes. They neither made Sherlock too boring and stodgy for modern audiences nor did they dumb down the characters or story to appeal to the movie goers who have no idea who or what Sherlock Holmes is supposed to be. The story revolves around Sherlock (Robert Downey Jr.) and Watson's (Jude Law) investigation of a case in which the suspect has seemingly risen from the dead. Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) claims to have supernatural powers and promises to kill again. Things are further complicated when Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams) Sherlock's old flame who happens to be a criminal suddenly appears with a job for him. Sherlock must stop Lord Blackwood before his plan unfolds.
