Thursday, December 22, 2011

Film: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows






GENRE:
Action/Adventure
RATING:
PG13 for action violence and drug material
RUNTIME:
2 hours and 09 minutes
STARRING: Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man, Due Date, Zodiac)
Jude Law (Contagion, Closer) Jared Harris (Mad Men)

DIRECTOR:
Guy Ritchie (Sherlock Holmes, Snatch)
WRITERS:
Michele & Kieran Mulroney (newcomers)
PLOT:
Holmes and Watson try to take down Professor Moriarty who is plotting a war on several fronts.

FIVE OBSERVATIONS:

1
This film is just plain fun; there’s action, humour and an intriguing story. Robert Downey Jr is fantastic yet again and in more bizarre disguises this time.
2
Ritchie does an amazing job of the action sequences. The forest scene is classic Ritchie with its playful speed adjustments and the train sequence is a non-stop thrill ride. These two pieces are well worth the admission price alone.
3
Law and Downey provide the bromantic laughs yet again. Their fun dialogue and rescuing of each other carry this film along smoothly.
4
The Sherlock thought process seems a lot cleaner this time around. A great improvement over the first installment. Also the fact that Rachel McAdams role is greatly reduced helps as well.
5
I loved the music in this film. There is this great driving percussion that gets the adrenaline rushing. Sit back and enjoy the closing credit sequence as well.

RECOMMENDATION:
See it in theatres now
UPCOMING REVIEWS:
Mission Impossible 4

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