Sherlock Holmes is a classic detective story known by all and possibly considered by some to be a cliché. However, the action twist given to the new film was very typical of Guy Richie; his ability to fuse action with comedy without losing the important characteristics of a detective genre made the film both refreshing and exciting.
The director's use of camera movement and music particularly stood out for me in this film. The folk music being played during fight scenes added his classic comedy throughout and the slow moving camera added the perfect tension-building moments whenever necessary, it also captured the excessive violence that make up an ideal Guy Richie masterpiece.
The well-known cast was the main ingredient to make this film a huge success. The star role, played by Robert Downey Jr , complimented Richie's classic film style and transformed Sherlock Holmes from an old, career-focused intellectual to a funny (and sometimes lazy) charmer who is a genius when it comes to solving a mystery. His side-kick, Dr John Watson, played by Jude Law also gave a great deal to the film. The two actors together became a brilliant comedy duo and made the character's relationship relatable but at the same time, absolutely hilarious.
Set in 1891 London, the plot revolves around the capture of a creepy serial killer and sorcerer Lord Blackwood (played by Mark Strong) after he mysteriously rises from the dead. Sherlock Holmes is called up once again to save London and along the way is reunited with a past fling with the glamorous criminal mastermind Irene Adler (played by Rachel McAdams).
This is a film that I enjoyed immensely; the exciting mix of a detective film with action and comedy, the dramatic victorian costumes, the phenomenal settings and most of all the opportunity for a sequel at the end of the film.
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