Storyline
Eccentric consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
Directors
Cast
Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Robert Maillet, Miles Jupp, Robert Downey Jr., Bronagh Gallagher, Peter Miles, Mark Strong, Andrew Brooke, Eddie Marsan, David Garrick, John Warman, Ned Dennehy, Hans Matheson, Kelly Reilly, Geraldine James, William Houston, Clive Russell, Joe Egan, William Hope, James A. Stephens, Robert Stone, Kas Graham, James Currie, James Fox, Oran Gurel, Kylie Hutchinson, John Kearney, Sebastian Abineri, Jonathan Gabriel Robbins, Terry Taplin, Ed Tolputt, Jefferson Hall, Marn Davies, Andrew Greenough, Martin Ewens, Amanda Grace Johnson, James Greene, David Emmings, Chris Sunley, Michael Jenn, Timothy O'Hara, Guy Williams, Jonathan Bridge, Sam Creed, Radu Andrei Cucu, Jason Daly, Paul J. Dove, Neil Findlater, Thomas Kadman, Matthew Radway, Ben Cartwright, William Atkinson, Tom Watt
Trailer
Reviews
70
Variety
Ritchie has never worked on a scale anything approaching this before and, while some of the directorial affectations are distracting, he keeps the action humming.
70
Challenged by Downey’s energy, Jude Law, who often seems aimless in his movies, comes fully up to speed. He’s virile and quick-witted, and his Watson, if not Holmes’s equal in brainpower, comes close to him in daring. Their repartee evokes the banter of lovers in a screwball comedy; they flirt outrageously but chastely.
67
Sherlock Holmes is an odd amalgam, a top-heavy light entertainment that keeps throwing things at you and doesn't seem too concerned with whether they stick.
63
The reason Sherlock Holmes fails at least as often as it succeeds is because more effort and attention was lavished upon the concept than upon the script. Given a worthy story, Downey's Holmes might have been memorable. Here, he's an interesting character in search of a worthwhile story.
60
Empire
A fun, action-packed reintroduction to Conan Doyle's classic characters. Part Two should provide more in the way of scope.
