Hi,
Last night's film was Guy Ritchie's film on one of the most famous Detectives we know. Robert Downey Jr. is Holmes, Jude Law is Watson, Mark Strong plays the villain Lord Blackwood, with Rachel MacAdams(State of play) and Kelly Reilly(Eden Lake) adding the female touch.
First off, I need to say that London looked remarkable, the visual effects and the cinematography were outstanding, the locations used may not have been London but they felt like London. Tower Bridge under construction looked amazing and the scenes on the Thames looked so real. A superb job from the production team for bringing Holme's London to life.
The cast were superb, especially Law who I really liked as Watson, he really nailed it. Downey as Holmes is superb, but Law just edged it for me. I like Strong when he plays the villainous roles, he does it so well. MacAdams and Reilly were also very good as well. They were helped by a decent script and a pretty good story in all, with some clues to a possible 2nd film, but you need to see the film for these.
The only thing I wasn't overly sure about was the action hero Holmes was portrayed as, it added something different to the character, but it's the only detail I'm struggling with at the moment. Law is perfect as Watson. The action throughout the film is very good, but Holmes only will gets to use is powers of deduction a couple of times which was a wasted opportunity. But these are minor quibbles and the film was near perfect for me.
Overall (9/10), cast, script, London are all brilliant, story's good and action man Holmes is a little hard to get used too.
Loved it, loved it, loved it! This was a good reimangining of the character. Not necessarily Conan Doyles Holmes but all the essential parts were there with added ummph. This film transported Holmes and Watson into the main stream allowing action fans to enjoy the series and see the characters in a whole new light. The script was witty and sharp as was the acting both Downey and Law stole the show. Ritchie directed all with gusto considering it was a bit of a departure from his usual fair. Sequels are abound. 10/10 Almost a good start to the year at least a great ending.
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