Flash Review of Sherlock Holmes
****
4 out of 5 Stars
Saw the Holmes reboot last night. I would give it kind of a mixed review
I liked:
-the mise en scene (dark sinister Victorian London) was done nicely
-Downey, Jr. is a fine actor whatever he is in… However, I would have probably shifted the character just a notch more to the cerebral and a notch down on the obsessive
-I liked the rethinking of Holmes and Watson… nicely done
I didn’t like:
-Guy Ritchie really toned-down this film from his other work. It could have used more over the top dark humor.
-The villain (while a caricature of Alister Crowley) never really came off as all that sinister to me. I never really had any fear for any of the main characters because of this.
So, go see it…. But, keep in mind it’s not your father’s Sherlock Holmes. Also, if you don’t like Guy Ritchie movies at all you will probably just be annoyed.
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