Let's not dwell too much on Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows. I didn't like the first one, and despite all the reviewers (Steve included) telling me the sequel was an improvement, I found it... sedimentary, my dear Watson.
Guy Ritchie's freezeframe-the-action-sequences direction is completely lacking in excitement (God, I'm sick of bullet time). Robert Downey Jr. is wasted... again... though not as much as the original Dragon Tattoo girl, Noomi Rapace, utterly thrown away in her debut Hollywood role. Worst of all, there's no mystery whatsoever. The world's greatest detective is given nothing tougher than a mild Sudoko to puzzle over. The crime even Sherlock Holmes can't solve... what happened to all the mystery?
As for gags... even Stephen Fry struggles to raise a smile, getting his kit off as a last resort. Mad Man Jared Harris as Moriarty is the film's sole redeeming feature, but he's fighting an uphill struggle all the way to the Reichenback Falls. Speaking of death-defying escapes... just count yourself lucky, Guy Ritchie. If I'd seen this film one week earlier, it would have crashed into my Top Five Worst Movies of 2011 right behind Transformers 2.
Thank god for the REAL Sherlock... now that's the way to do it!
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Looking forward to seeing it. When it's 2.99 in the remainders section of HMV
Hmm, I'm off to see this tonight.
As to Sherlock, I watched five minutes of season 1 and hated it, didn't feel Holmesy at all (Jeremy Brett being the best trad Holmes). Howevere, watched some of the new series and quite got into it and wished I'd given it a go from the start (I initially didn't take to Cabbagepatch either...who pops up as support for Freeman in The Hobbit, weirdly) ((and is the vilain in Star Trek 2)). This is a clever reworking but I'm still left wondering why a decent guy like Watson would ever put up with such a monster as Holmes, who has serious personality disorder issues...
I love the TV series too. Honest.
I think it would be best if you and I never went to the cinema together.
I tried to watch a bit of the TV series, didn't like it at all. Whereas I was rather looking forward to seeing the film. I shall now not bother with either. I wonder if we should let the film directors know what an influence you are?!
Of course, I could be wrong...
...and Steve could be right...
...stranger things have happened...
...apparently...
...though I have no proof of it...
I do. I have proof.
Just not actually on me at the moment...
Film's a bit meh really. Okay performances, nist bit of mythology at the end...but where was the bloody story? Most half arsed, focus-lacking shenanigans since Pirates of the caribbean 3
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