Once again, what is old is new again. Re-boot fever has taken over our favorite London detective in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes. No, this isn't Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, it's Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law as House and Wilson-oh, sorry- Holmes and Watson. The film centers around the duo capturing Lord Blackwell (Mark Strong), who has been involved in some odd rituals, other than tea time and depression. After being hung it seems that his Lordship rises from the dead and takes a shot at taking over England and points west, so it's up to Holmes and the recently engaged Watson to stop this maniac and bring order to the London.The first thing I want to get out of the way is the assumption that this Sherlock Holmes is an ass kicker and the film basically pisses on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's work. Yes, he is an ass kicker, but the mind of Holmes is still there. That over worked (or over drugged) mind that has mesmerized his audience for over 100 years. Of course this movie livens it up a bit, because we're in a post Bourne world where everyone is trying to rip that movie off (I'm looking at you James Bond).
The film is a very entertaining romp that fires on all cylinders. Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law make a great team with Rachel McAdams playing the ever present femme fatale. The film clocks in at over two hours, but doesn't feel like it. That's always a good sign right there. It's CGI heavy, but it doesn't really feel that way- either they did a good job or we've been beaten in the head with it so much that we don't notice anymore. Sherlock Holmes is a nice little popcorn flick that delivers an entertaining two hours and with the weather being as craptastic as it has been lately, this probably wouldn't be a bad one to warm up to.
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