An entertaining film based on characters created by author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. As a child, I fancied the stories that revolved around investigative sleuth Sherlock Holmes from the time he took up residence at Baker Street to his death following an episode with his arch-nemesis, which was written by the author as a means to end Sherlock Holmes' story, only to be brought back to life following public outcry over his death.
Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and Dr Watson (Jude Law) stopped a criminal, Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) who deals with magic, and was about to perform a ritual. The subsequent conviction means that Lord Blackwood must hang for his crimes. However, he seems to have power beyond imagining when he seemingly came back to life instead and goes on to incite fear as he attempts to take control of Britain.
Sherlock Holmes and the reluctant-at-times Dr Watson investigated into the matter and, classic style, managed to solve the case of Lord Blackwood, with a brilliant storyline, fresh cast of minor supporting characters and high dose of wit and humour even if the accent does seem strong to understand sometimes. The closing of the movie only conjured expectations of a sequel, which might only mean the resurrection of Holmes main nemesis, Professor Moriarty.
RDJ and Jude Law proved to be a great team, adding depth to the characters I have only read about in the books. Rated 4 out of 5.
akim
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