Review of Sherlock Holmes (2009) by Eliasc — 14 Apr 2010
The best I could say about this film is that it inspired me to re-read A. Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. I'd watch Robert Downey Jr in anything but even he was hard to take as he consistently mumbled his lines off screen making him almost unintelligible and and adding confusion to the already obtuse storyline.
I am still puzzled over what the plot was really about. Although the fast action and CGI London was amazing, I wanted more of what a Sherlock Holmes story is supposed to be - the use of recognizable deductive reasoning and those 'ah-ha' moments on my part as I understood what the mystery was all about.
No such moments here. This film is Holmes as an action hero and although I appreciate the change in character from the old 1940-1950's stogy British gentleman, this version just did not work for me.
Maybe I should have paid closer attention but the confused plot made me wish I'd taken a nap instead.
This review of Sherlock Holmes (2009) was written by Eliasc on 14 Apr 2010.
Sherlock Holmes has generally received positive reviews.
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