Sherlock Holmes

[Witchie]

The movie was filmed almost entirely in London. Not sure which scenes were filmed in NY.

[Augustus]

Saw this the other day and while it's enjoyable, I'm not really sure what to think of it. I thought the plot was rather lackluster in comparison to the way it was shot and overall feel, and Irene didn't seem to add that much.

[plush]

I saw this last night with my brother and we both thought it was terrible. Ironically, before we left, we were both watching Snatch on TV and agreed that Snatch and Lock Stock were two of Ritchie's only movies we had enoyed and he should stick to small budget gangster movies in the future and leave the blockbusters to people who are much better at directing them.

I can take or leave Jude Law but I love RDJ. I noticed he has better chemistry with his male co-stars than female (him and Val Kilmer made a great couple in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) and watched it mostly for him. The plot was messy, it was all over the place and 2+ hours felt a lot longer since I could care less about any of the characters or the story itself halfway through. I wanted it to like it but I just found it too boring. What was up with RDJ's accent? I couldn't understand half of the things he was saying and I had no problem understanding any of the British actors when they spoke.

I haven't seen Iron Man but husband and brother who have seen it thought it was mediocre at best. I think I'll keep watching RDJ's smaller movies and stay away from big budget ones in the future. I keep telling everybody to go watch KKBB (I loved that movie and I was one of the 10 people who saw it in theatres).

[bklynred]

I saw this a second time and I definitely liked it for reasons other than the plot: RDJ's chemistry with his costars; Guy Ritchie's shooting style and his feel for action and fight scenes; and the setting/backdrop of 19th century London. And the stars' hotness, fine, I said it! But back to that pesky plot--nope, wasn't really complex, although I guess it might be a pleasant introduction to someone who's totally, totally new to Holmes. I'm hoping the sequel will give the audience more to think about.

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But back to that pesky plot--nope, wasn't really complex, although I guess it might be a pleasant introduction to someone who's totally, totally new to Holmes. I'm hoping the sequel will give the audience more to think about.

Which would be me. The only Holmes story I've ever read was The Red-Headed League when I was a freshman in high school. I'm familiar with the name Moriarty and I know he's significant, but beyond that I'm totally clueless.

[baileydash]

I will never understand Hollywood's adoration of Robert Downey Jr., especially since people loved him long before he starred in any movies that made money.

[bklynred]

Hmm...do you mean he was a fan fave before Hollywood caught on?

[may2]

I thought it was terrific. Gerry Butler turned down the title role. Hard to imagine him in it.

[anhedonia]

I have to echo a lot of the sentiment in this thread. The locations were fantastic, the camaraderie between RD2 and Jude "Tiny Cock" Law was heady, and Mark Strong is so unbelievably identical to Andy Garcia that it's almost creepy.

The bad? The plot was an indecipherable mess, Rachel McAdams was completely out of her depth, and Guy Ritchie fucked Madonna. Good rental, and hopefully the sequel will be better.

I'm a big old Sherlock Holmes nerd, and I didn't resent any liberties taken with his character. But I adore RD2, so I am probably biased.

[kateln]

Loved the chemistry between RDJ and Jude Law, loved the locations, loved the humor.

Hated, even though I've loved her elsewhere, Rachael McAdams.