Went to see Sherlock Holmes today and was pleasantly surprised. It is a nice mix of CSI, Batman and League of Extraordinary Gentleman (the comic rather than the movie obviously). It even managed to use Jude Law in a manner that didn’t make me want to kill him. Robert Downey Jr hams it up a fair bit but in an enjoyable manner and Rachel McAdams is an attractive, feisty addition to the tale & Mark Strong always makes a good villain.
It isn’t without its problems - most notably the fact it spends an awful lot of time setting up a sequel which is a bit presumptuous. Also shifting both Holmes and Watson from cerebral heroes to much more action based characters can be a bit jarring (though I do think it works quite well.)
They skirt around the issue of Holmes’ drug use but do hint at it and Downey Jrs performance does give the impression of a man not afraid of a narcotic.
The relationship between Holmes and Watson rather plays up the man-love aspects but for the most part that seemed light hearted and quite fun.
All-in-all an enjoyable romp (as they used to say) and I’ll be back for the inevitable sequel..
