I have been
waiting for this film for SO long. I love the new take on Sherlock Holmes. To
be absolutely honest, I believe I do prefer the Benedict Cumberbach version of
him better though. You know, the series. Are they doing any more of those by
the way? If yes, when? I definitely should check on that. But in the meanwhile,
let us return to the film in hand. Now, before, Holmes was the epitome of the
old-fashioned hero. Strong, manly, spoke little, went straight to the point
when he did and was a complete gentleman in all other ways besides. This Holmes
is a brilliant mind and a brilliant detective, however also childish, selfish
and possible manic-depressive. I also love the new Watson, who has his own
character and personality (albeit he finds it hard to assert them when Holmes
is around – but this is understandable). Gone is the bumbling doctor, whose
main duty in life was to ask dumb questions at the right time so the reader
could grasp the intricacies of the plot. This Watson (especially since he
happens to have the body of Jude Law), is a force to be reckoned with.
And Holmes
simply cannot do without him. Watson
finds this out much to his distress after his wedding, because even on their
honeymoon, Holmes cannot seem to leave them alone. Not only does he burst in on them, oh no, he
brings a foray of disaster and assassins with him. This, however, may be a
slightly unfair on Holmes. Not least because he is not so much pestering Watson
as saving his life and the life of his bride. The reason they have assassins
after them however is because Holmes has finally met his match: An arch-villain whose intellect and genius
may well actually match up to that of Holmes, Professor James Moriarty. And
Watson just happens to be Holmes’ Achilles heel. Moriarty’s aim however, reaches far beyond
messing with Holmes and Watson. He has his sights set on the control of all of
Europe, possibly the entire world. And Holmes is the only person capable of
figuring out that he is behind all these machinations, much less stop him…
I love this
series. So much so that even though a purist would say that Holmes should die
and stay dead after his fight with Moriarty (oh come on. You knew that. I
cannot believe you haven’t actually read the books. Shame on you. No, really.) Anyway, the point is, I don’t
care. You may have figured out by now, I am a sucker for anyone and anything
that makes me laugh. Robert Downey Jr. is hilarious. I’m talking belly laughs,
clapping and stomping on the floor. His interaction with Watson is perfect (as
I outlined a tad in the first paragraph). The action sequences and effects are
both spectacular and exciting. And the storyline is both complex and
imaginative, just as a Holmes – Moriarty story should be. Oh and if you think
about it, you could argue it asks serious political questions about things
going on behind the scenes in any given conflict. But it is so well done; you
don’t necessarily need to think about it, if you see what I mean. It’s there if
you want to. Very unobtrusive yet fully there. Yet, if you just want to watch a
funny and brilliant movie and not “think” about anything in particular, well
you can do that too. It all depends on what you want from your evening’s
entertainment – and this baby pretty much has everything you could need…
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