Fresh on the heels of an ambitious bid to kick-start his own original franchise with the fun but overly familiar
RocknRolla, Guy Ritchie may have finally accomplished that goal with Sherlock Holmes, an energetic, pulpy, and lavishly gothic mystery-adventure that merges tradition with reinvention to thrilling effect. It’s a refreshing blast of summer-blockbuster fun just when we need it most -- at the onset of winter.
The action gets under way as Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and Dr. Watson (Jude Law) assist Inspector Lestrade (Eddie Marsan) and Scotland Yard in interrupting a black magic ceremony being staged by the sinister Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong)...
Released:
2009
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
134 mins