SHERLOCK HOLMES 2011 MOVIE

The fight choreography is stunning, funny and feels fresh. ' A Game of Shadows' feels like a Guy Ritchie movie, and a good one at that.

SHERLOCK HOLMES 2011 MOVIE

Rapace proves she's got a range beyond the considerable talent she demonstrated as Lisbeth Salander the original Swedish ' The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' film series.Дirector Guy Ritchie clearly needed the first ' Sherlock Holmes' movie to work the kinks out of his formula, because he nailed ' A Game of Shadows.' The first movie felt like it was directed by someone trying to be Guy Ritchie. Worth mentioning is actress Noomi Rapace, whose gypsy character plays a vital role in Moriarty's diabolical plot to start a war. With a complete lack of a moral compass, Moriarty proves to be a formidable and entertaining enemy. The icing on the cake comes in the form of Jared Harris as Professor James Moriarty, Holmes' nemesis and intellectual equal. Like his brother, Mycroft is an odd genius but his brilliance and eccentricities are slightly more mainstream than his brother's, landing him a key role in the British government. It's a great plot device and does the job, keeping us interested and, pardon the clichГ©, on the edge of our seats.Д¬ontinuing to keep us (or maybe just me) interested is the addition of the superb British actor/author Stephen Fry as Sherlock's brother, Mycroft. Writers Michele and Kieran Mulrooney ratchet up the intensity by killing off an A-list star just minutes after the opening scene. The first 15 minutes of this movie is far more intriguing and, frankly, far more exciting than the whole of the first film. Suffice it to say, there's a conspiracy afoot, and our hero suspects one of the most brilliant minds in the world is orchestrating a charade - or, in this case, the titular game of shadows. It's our introduction to Holmes' latest self-appointed investigation. An ear-popping, jump-out-of-your-seat, pants-on-the-ground explosion. 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' starts with a bang. Even so, thanks to the Sherlock Holmes brand and the star power of Robert Downey Jr., the movie went on to gross over $209 million in the U.S. It was more like a single, though, and the runner got thrown out at second trying to stretch it into a double.

+ Jude Law should've equaled a cinematic grand slam.

I was not a fan of director Guy Ritchie's first ' Sherlock Holmes.' Ritchie + Downey Jr.

Sherlock holmes 2011