If you watch House, you probably heard that House is inspired by Sherlock Holmes and House’s best friend Wilson is loosely based on Watson. When you think about House’s isolation, the brilliance, bluntness and co-dependent relationship with Wilson, the inspiration makes sense and becomes obvious. I am a big fan of the show but when I wrote House: Better than Sherlock Holmes and CSI combined, Sherlock Holmes the movie hadn’t hit home yet. I still love House with all the eccentricities but hey, if I need to say only one thing about Sherlock Holmes, it just rocked.
The Plot:
The ever-famous Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) has just closed a case with his best friend and partner in crime-solving, Doctor Watson (Jude Law): They have caught Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) in the midst of a human sacrificing ritual. Lord Blackwood has killed before and is sentenced to death, because of murder and dealing with black magic. He is hung and as far as Watson’s concerned, this was his last case with Holmes. Watson is getting married and his fiance isn’t all that thrilled about this adventures. In the meantime, Holmes is desperately craving for a new case. He might just what he asked for because apparently Lord Blackwood rose from the grave. Holmes manages to convince Watson to help him out a bit longer. It seems that Blackwood is after something really sinister and dangerous. But of course even Sherlock can get distracted when his beautiful and stealthy ex (Rachel McAdams) comes to town with a few secrets.
A wonderful action comedy with lots of great one-liners, perfect pace and just the right amount of chemistry between the cast members. Watson and Holmes make the perfect duo and Law and Downey Jr. are just made for this. Directed by Guy Ritchie.
7.6 on IMDB. I am not going to vote anything below 8. Entertainment at its best. Lovely setting. A kind of movie that makes you wish you were an actor and you could be in that setting, fight around and play with the gadgets…
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