![]() ![]() Here, he's an interesting character in search of a worthwhile story. Given a worthy story, Downey's Holmes might have been memorable. #ROGER EBERT REVIEW SHERLOCK HOLMES MOVIE#As he approaches his scheduled hanging, Blackwood-who has terrorized inmates and jailers alike with his seeming connection to dark and powerful forces-warns Holmes that death has no power over him and, in fact, his execution plays right into Blackwood's plans.Īnd when, by all indications, Blackwood makes good on his promise, his apparent resurrection panics London and confounds Scotland Yard. My stock response is Eberts Law, which reads: A movie is not about what it is about. The reason Sherlock Holmes fails at least as often as it succeeds is because more effort and attention was lavished upon the concept than upon the script. ![]() ![]() After a string of brutal, ritualistic murders, Holmes and Watson arrive just in time to save the latest victim and uncover the killer: the unrepentant Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong). John Watson (Jude Law), his trusted ally, the renowned "consulting detective" is unequaled in his pursuit of criminals of every stripe, whether relying on his singular powers of observation, his remarkable deductive skills, or the blunt force of his fists.īut now a storm is gathering over London, a threat unlike anything that Holmes has ever confronted. Buddy Film Movie Groups Sherlock Holmes Synopsis Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) has made his reputation finding the truth at the heart of the most complex mysteries. Sherlock (UK): 6 of 10 excellent first season has been betrayed by Steven Moffat's flashy showmanship until the stories are incoherent now (Season 3), the characters no longer likable, the focus almost completely lost. Warner Bros., Village Roadshow, Silver Pictures, Wigram Productions, Internationale Filmproduktion Blackbird Dritte, Lin Pictures. Rating the 4 series: Sherlock Holmes (Russia): 9 of 10, with strong stories and a believably proletarian nerd Holmes. ![]()
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