GaryDSherlock Holmes (2009)
April 6th 2010 12:50
Sherlock Holmes circa 2009 starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law is a fantastic film. Holmes a character who has throughout literary and cinema history been reinvented. Some reviewers have exposed themselves as far too precious in regards to the authentic Sherlock Holmes. The great thing about Pop Culture is the ability to individualise your own experiences across the creative spectrum. I think Downey’s Holmes is an insightful and enjoyable generation of character. Much like his Charles Chaplin he is comes to life as the experiences and moments mount.
Jude Law brings to the film a meatier Dr. Watson who like Holmes resists the call of the wild. His efforts to ‘civilise’ himself are extremely funny and make for some interesting turns in the narrative. Jude Law has a wonderful screen bond with Downey and together they make Sherlock Holmes a movie worth seeing. If like Joe Carrajola you like to laugh this movie delivers.
The film has a ridiculous and interesting story that drives the characters and narrative forward towards a climax where Professor Moriarty, Holmes’ arch enemy and thus opening the way for another Holmes feature or features arriving on your screen in the next couple of years.
If you, like me watch movies for fun and entertainment Sherlock Holmes provides excellent value for fun and has given me the motivation to go back to read and watch the countless Sherlock Holmes material available. I suspect that this version will like the rest and inspire further reinvention sometime in the future. Enjoy!
Reviewed by Gary Daly (I paid to see this movie).
Jude Law brings to the film a meatier Dr. Watson who like Holmes resists the call of the wild. His efforts to ‘civilise’ himself are extremely funny and make for some interesting turns in the narrative. Jude Law has a wonderful screen bond with Downey and together they make Sherlock Holmes a movie worth seeing. If like Joe Carrajola you like to laugh this movie delivers.
The film has a ridiculous and interesting story that drives the characters and narrative forward towards a climax where Professor Moriarty, Holmes’ arch enemy and thus opening the way for another Holmes feature or features arriving on your screen in the next couple of years.
If you, like me watch movies for fun and entertainment Sherlock Holmes provides excellent value for fun and has given me the motivation to go back to read and watch the countless Sherlock Holmes material available. I suspect that this version will like the rest and inspire further reinvention sometime in the future. Enjoy!
Reviewed by Gary Daly (I paid to see this movie).
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