Guy Ritchie directed this 2009 update of the Sherlock Holmes legend but instead of re-doing one of the Arthur Conan Doyle stories he re-imagined the characters and wrote a screenplay that gives a sort of steam punk feel to the outing.\u00a0 Robert Downey Jr. is Holmes and Jude Law is his partner in crime detection and chronicler, Dr. Watson.\u00a0 On the face of it these two men would seem to be completely miscast in these roles.\u00a0 But nothing could be further from the truth.\u00a0 The script combines equal parts comedy and action adventure.\u00a0 And both Downey and Law play the parts as if they were born to the roles.\u00a0 The bickering friendship that they portray is as important a part of the movie as the nefarious doings of the evil Lord Blackwood and the barely glimpsed Professor Moriarty.<\/p>\n
The plot involves the resurrection from the dead of a hanged man, Lord Blackwell who engaged in satanic rituals and is linked to a powerful masonic secret society in London.\u00a0 All sorts of strange goings on have baffled Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard and with the sometimes assistance, sometimes sabotage by Holmes\u2019 femme fatale, Irene Adler and the reluctant presence of Watson\u2019s fianc\u00e9e, Mary Morstan, they pursue the truth behind the unbelievable return from the dead of Lord Blackwell and discover and attempt to foil his devious plot to gain control of the world.<\/p>\n
I am a fan of the Sherlock Holmes stories and I\u2019ve watched all the previous cinematic versions, the Basil Rathbone movies and the Jeremy Brett series by Granada Television.\u00a0 I don\u2019t take anything away from these older series but what Guy Ritchie has created is a new and highly entertaining take on the characters.\u00a0 You can probably tell that I am highly enthusiastic about this film and the also excellent sequel.\u00a0 The chemistry that Downey and Law have on the screen is marvelously entertaining and must be a combination of their acting skills and the truly excellent script and direction.<\/p>\n
I wholeheartedly recommend this movie to fans of Sherlock Holmes, to action-adventure fans and to movie fans of all stripes.\u00a0 Find it and watch it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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