Sherlock Holmes

DOWNEY PARTNERS WITH LAW...LITERALLY! My Rating: *** - Decent

Director Guy Ritchie has told the story of the famous detective from the 1800's with his new film "Sherlock Holmes". The plot is a made up case where a man seems to be practicing magic and killing people in a mysterious pattern and after he is finally caught and hanged, he rises from the grave and continues his rampage. He is instantly feared by the people as a sorcerer and who better to be assigned to this case than Sherlock Holmes and his partner in anti-crime, John Watson. You don't find out what the killer's "powers" really are until the end of the movie. The film has a very mysterious beginning with the perfect introduction to the hero of the story which causes the audience's attention to be attracted to the movie like a magnet. And it at least has a good try to keep that kind of thing going throughout the movie. The movie can feel a little boring at times and a little slow but is somewhat made up for with great costumes and a very realistic 19th century setting. The best thing in this movie is the acting. The only word I can use to describe this movie's acting is "amazing". The actors changed their accents and made it very realistic. That is not easy to do in a setting that is a lot different from today and that's the position where your acting is exposed as merely acting and where it's hardest to make it seem as if they really are in whatever situation they're in. So overall, there was great acting and costumes and settings but was boring and tedious at certain points. They did, however, have the right ingredients. Now for the upcoming 2011 sequel, all they need to do is make something with it.

Starring: Robert Downey Jr. Director: Guy Ritchie
Jude Law
Rachel Mcadams
Mark Strong