In the Theatre with Kevin Murphy - Sherlock Holmes - Warner Bros.

Elementary my dear reader a film review is not a gossip paper meant to spill secrets of the hottest stars to your idiot teenage girl or twilight cult follower (both of which are the same). It is to expand the elements of a plot to a reader that is curious about a movie they want to see so they may think if they should see it or not, or have just seen it and want to read another s opinion. Well my opinion on Sherlock Holmes is nothing short of excellence and pride. Its been a long time since a good detective film was made that included a real mystery and a plot that had so many twists and turns it would make your head spin round and round for hours so pay very close attention when you see this movie.

Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his trusted apprentice/sidekick Dr. John Watson (Jude Law) have been given their latest assignment; Holmes most menacing foe Lord Blackwood has been sentenced to death under high treason for the practice of witchcraft on a innocent civilian, however after his execution a witness stated that they saw Blackwood rise from the dead. Holmes sceptical yet bizarre nature but now solve the case of how the dead can rise again.

This was arguably one of my favourite films of the year, its smart, funny and very, very, very ten more times thorough. If you have ever read the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes or seen on of the old British Films than you would know what your in for right? Well Sort of. This movie has a great blend of action and wit, their is not even one second of this film that i would consider uninteresting because the main character is always thinking of something important of how to get in the case or get out of the mess.

One would argue that the effects in this movie are old school, and their right it is old school, thats because all the effects are reasonable for the late 19th century such as horse chases as apposed to car chases and barrel explosions as apposed to dynamite, so it all fits with the story perfectly. The acting in this movie is pretty good, Jude Law and Mark Strong both deliver good performances knowing their place in the story as either protagonist or antagonist. The women in this movie are good but they can do better, Rachel McAdams was a devil as Holmes rival however she didn't seem to be that electric and contribute much to the story as well as Watsons girlfriend who isn't much than Holmes latest experiment on Watsons life and his dog.

But the piece de la resistance in this movie is Robert Downey Jr as Sherlock Holmes. If you look at this man's character you can see that he is always thinking of his next 100 moves on his case, his life, or screwing up Watsons life. The man knows what he's doing in the movie, he knows how it should be done when Arthur Conan created him. I have a very strong hunch that Jr. May be nominated for best actor at the Oscars for his incredible performance as the greatest mind in fictional history.

My Rating: 3.5/4 Shamrocks