Last night I finally got a chance to see Sherlock Holmes in theaters. I had been very excited to see it since I saw the original teaser trailer month beforehand.
Robert Downey Jr. has had an evident career-boost since he hit it big in Ironman back in 2008. Since then he’s been one of the biggest faces in action/comic film (Tropic Thunder, Ironman II, Sherlock Holmes, The Avengers, Cowboys & Aliens, Ironman III). His witty sarcasm has proved to be quite enjoyable and popular in the mainstream eye. Rachel McAdams and Jude Law were terrific in their roles as Irene Adler and Dr. Watson. However, I felt as though the villain could’ve been more antagonistic and mysterious. Lord Blackwood should have been seen as more of a powerful, unbeatable, evil character; which would have only made the fact that Holmes proved him a fake that much more shocking.
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
I felt the trailer gave us the idea that Holmes was going to be this witty, hilarious, disruptive crime fighter. He was of course all those things…but not enough of them. The bad thing is that most of those whimsical moments of brilliance were on the trailer. Therefore, I was expecting much more of the same, which was few and far between. Overall, it was a unique mystery that kept me interested from beginning to end, with a small amount of sluggishness in the middle. I am not too familiar with the Sherlock Holmes novels, so this film gave an intuitive look at the legendary fictional adventures.
Rating: 7.4/10
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