Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes is Fun, Thoughtful and Well Done

Detective Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey, Jr.) and his stalwart partner Watson (Jude Law) engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis (Mark Strong) whose plot is a threat to all of England.

Can I just say, what a freakin’ relief this movie wasn’t a typical Guy Ritchie as the commercial trailers advertised. Though I enjoyed Ritchie’s other films (Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, RockNRolla), I did want his Holmes movie to be as authentic and rich as a period piece set in the late 19th century London should be. I just love period pieces set in this period because of the costumes and settings and the possibilities in story lines given the technological and cultural restrictions of the time. Anyway, Ritchie’s directorial eye and Robert Downey Jr.’s magnetic screen presence and wit make for a match made in movie heaven. Jude Law was also fantastic (and delicious) as Holmes’ sidekick, Watson.

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