We went to see the new Sherlock Homes movie last night and thoroughly enjoyed it .
Kudos to the director for casting Robert Downey Jr in the Role of Sherlock Homes. Sherlock Holmes benefits from the elementary appeal of a strong performance by Robert Downey, Jr. He has given the stuffy old image of Sherlock Homes a much needed update. Indeed the character now can even be thought of in terms of action, laughs, capers, fun To see him as Sherlock Holmes now feels natural, inevitable... Elementary, even!
Kudos to the director for casting Robert Downey Jr in the Role of Sherlock Homes. Sherlock Holmes benefits from the elementary appeal of a strong performance by Robert Downey, Jr. He has given the stuffy old image of Sherlock Homes a much needed update. Indeed the character now can even be thought of in terms of action, laughs, capers, fun To see him as Sherlock Holmes now feels natural, inevitable... Elementary, even!
Robert Downey Jr. brings the legendary detective to life as he has never
been portrayed before. Jude Law stars as Holmes' trusted colleague,
Watson, a doctor and war veteran who is a formidable ally for Sherlock
Holmes.
Rachel McAdams stars as Irene Adler, the only woman ever to have
bested Holmes and who has maintained a tempestuous relationship with
the detective
Kelly Reilly will play Watson's love interest, Mary.
Mark Strong stars as their mysterious new adversary,
Blackwood.
To summarize the movie's plot: Just fresh off capturing and witnessing the hanging of Lord Blackwood
(Mark Strong), an occult serial killer, Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey
Jr.) and Dr. Watson (Jude Law) are stunned to hear rumors that he has
resurrected back from the dead and resumed his killing spree. To
complicate matters, Watson is planning to get married to pretty Mary
Marstan (Kelly Reilly) and move out of good old 221b Baker Street to
Holmes great despair. Holmes, hilariously resolved not to let that
happen, attempts to sabotage his friend’s proposal while hunting down
Lord Blackwood. Holmes perks up considerably though when his tempestuous
old love interest, the fetching Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams) pops back
in town for some mysterious business.
I'm sure that many purists, who know of Homes primarily from earlier film renditions, will take issue with the edgy way Sherlock Homes' character is portrayed. I for one an glad Ritchie gave a modern face-lift to the character because the
original work itself is open to interpretation and I believe this portrayal would bring a new generation of people to get interested
in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s work
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