Guy Ritchie isn't the kind of director you'd think would make a PG-13 action adventure for the mainstream, then again a Madonna comedy was also unexpected. Unlike that film however, Sherlock Holmes is great.
From the off, Downey Jr. in the lead nails a fantastic accent and between him and Jude Law's Watson the chemistry and comedy work perfectly. Action isn't as integral but is more than I thought, and more visually stunning than I thought it would be.
Holmes doesn't go as much on the detection parts, but it doesn't shy away at points, having preview slow motion fight sequences from Holmes guessing how a fight will go down, in Guy Ritchie's most esque- sequences.
The biggest issue in the film is Rachel McAdams as the lover of Holmes, annoying as always, never fun, poorly written, worse acted and when she appears all quality runs off screen.
And it's a shame as sans McAdams the film is top notch, far superior to the summer's outputs. Mark Strong as the villain is eery and exciting, the plot, whilst long winded and near incomprehensible, is entertaining and does the keep you guessing element well like a good detective tale.
Hans Zimmer's score is truly fantastic, well done, memorable and interesting, using odd instruments to help create the London of a Victorian era, and boy the film gets that well, In comparison to the dark Tim Burton one of 07 and Dorian Gray of recent, it's better, more realistic and easier to see, being not dark in any way whatsoever, take that Gothic over the top directors!
The film plays well, it's long but vastly entertaining, well made and better than most big films of the year, a corker of an action adventure, great actors in the leads, great entertainment and superior in every way to Avatar.
8/10
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