Director: Guy Ritchie | Rated: PG-13 | Review date: 30-Dec-2009

Director Guy Ritchie is well known for his lower budget crime flicks, so many people like myself were surprised to hear when he began working on the latest rendition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Not only would this period piece be a stray for Ritchie from the modern crime scene, but once the cast was released this film had blockbuster franchise written all over it. Needless to say, Ritchie delivered on the final product. What’s most surprising about this epic mystery thriller is that Ritchie manages to preserve his signature style of great action sequences and his ability to draw astounding performances from his actors with classic characters and glorious special effects.

The dynamic duo of Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law make the perfect Holmes and Dr. Watson. Downey Jr. is a perfect Sherlock and his on-screen chemistry with Law’s Watson is unrivaled. Rachel McAdams as the love interest of Holmes was equally funny as she is gorgeous and I believe this quasi-romance angle of the film added depth to the story and Holmes’ life. The cinematography really is a thing of beauty; the slow motion fight scenes and emphasis on Holmes’ deductive observations especially add insight to Holmes’ inner monologue and bring life to his methodology. A film like this is destined to be another franchise, but certainly one of enormous stature that will also surely bring to life Doyle’s classic literature.

Perfect Rating.

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