Sherlock Holmes
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: December 25, 2009
7.4
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bertkJan 1, 2010
I looked forward to see this movie but it turned out to be a total dissapointment. I agree with NYP and Washington Post, this film is empty as can be. I was with a friend in the theatre but if I was alone I would have left halfway. First of I looked forward to see this movie but it turned out to be a total dissapointment. I agree with NYP and Washington Post, this film is empty as can be. I was with a friend in the theatre but if I was alone I would have left halfway. First of all, there is no color whatsoever, everything is grey, even the makeup of the 2 ladies is so ugly, and their parts are flat and uninteresting. Jude Law is ok, but Robert Downey jr has this frozen look in his eyes, he is not funny, not intriguing and not worth watching. The story is overcomplex, way too rational. Guy Ritchie seems a testosteron driven visual artist with zero talent to push actors to a great achievement. I cant believe it. No wonder Madonna left him, you can say what you want but her music always has a meaning and feelings, even her most dancy tracks. And this is what I missed the most with this movie, the lack of a soul.… Expand
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bryans.Jan 5, 2010
I would love to review the whole of this movie but i honestly don't know if it improves after the first hour. Y'see my fiance and i both walked out after what seemed the longest hour of our lifes. I could genuinly find no reason to I would love to review the whole of this movie but i honestly don't know if it improves after the first hour. Y'see my fiance and i both walked out after what seemed the longest hour of our lifes. I could genuinly find no reason to stay seated as this film completely lacked any kind of heart, and the so called "chemistry" between Law and Downey jnr was completely missing from our screening. Normally when i'm sat in a packed cinema and the audience is deadly silent it usually a good sign. It often means they are compelled and fascinated by the on screen perfomances. This time the audience just looked bored. I can only pray that RDJ's performance in Iron Man 2 makes up for this travesty. p.s. this is the only movie i've ever walked out on and i've seen a lot of rubbish in my time. Hell i even watched terminator 3.… Expand
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BobCDec 30, 2009
If you have read and enjoyed Sherlock Holmes over the years this movie is a major disappointment. More like a fantasy where Sherlock meets Batman and Robin. Boring with a very poor story line. Younger people will enjoy it but for mature If you have read and enjoyed Sherlock Holmes over the years this movie is a major disappointment. More like a fantasy where Sherlock meets Batman and Robin. Boring with a very poor story line. Younger people will enjoy it but for mature adults it is a waste of time.… Expand
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TomB.Jan 18, 2010
This movie was terrible. Zero points for anything other than Downey, who was his usual great self. But Guy Ritchie shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a camera again.
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JosepPJan 31, 2010
Downey. Jr, even he does not believe in anything happening in the movie,is brilliant. Jude Law Ok. The rest is only BORING. But well, is Guy Ritchie so, what did you expected, a good movie?
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EliasCApr 15, 2010
The best I could say about this film is that it inspired me to re-read A. Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. I'd watch Robert Downey Jr in anything but even he was hard to take as he consistently mumbled his lines off screen The best I could say about this film is that it inspired me to re-read A. Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. I'd watch Robert Downey Jr in anything but even he was hard to take as he consistently mumbled his lines off screen making him almost unintelligible and and adding confusion to the already obtuse storyline. I am still puzzled over what the plot was really about. Although the fast action and CGI London was amazing, I wanted more of what a Sherlock Holmes story is supposed to be - the use of recognizable deductive reasoning and those 'ah-ha' moments on my part as I understood what the mystery was all about. No such moments here. This film is Holmes as an action hero and although I appreciate the change in character from the old 1940-1950's stogy British gentleman, this version just did not work for me. Maybe I should have paid closer attention but the confused plot made me wish I'd taken a nap instead.… Expand
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GabrielLDec 30, 2009
ROFL
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QwertyDec 27, 2009
OMG, what a disappointing drag. These aren't interpretations (or reinterpretations or even MISinterpretations) of Holmes and Watson. They're two other guys involved in a clownish caper.
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NancyTDec 27, 2009
I agree with John W.- awful!!!!
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jgDec 31, 2009
0worst movie I have ever seen. would have walked out but my wife seemed to be interested in it. A headache. Confusing. No discernible plot. stay home. BTW my wife gave it a seven, she must be getting senile.
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JohnW.Dec 25, 2009
I walked out...A piece of garbage. Writing is terrible, Acting by Downing is google eyed. A TOTAL Disaster!!
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JanetMDec 27, 2009
Does Guy Ritchie know how to deliver anything else but this over-stylized crap?
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zachDec 29, 2009
Terrible movie, I sat through the whole thing (sadly) and I must say every single thing about this movie is terrible,vile,horrible,and many other bad things to say about this movie.
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JYTJun 10, 2012
Little fidelity to the orignal character, very little homework on the history and the period the story took place. This movie is a commercial enterprise to lure bored youngster or people with low reading skills so that they can sit and turnLittle fidelity to the orignal character, very little homework on the history and the period the story took place. This movie is a commercial enterprise to lure bored youngster or people with low reading skills so that they can sit and turn the brain off as usual sitting on the moive theater seat eating some popcorn. Jude Law cannot make a Watson as he does not look at all like a rugby player. Robert Downety Junior would actually make a good Moriarty and Mark Strong should have been the Sherlock Holmes. They have good the cast inverted.… Expand
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JacobCApr 8, 2010
This movie is so boring, I fell asleep in the theaters.
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NormanM.Dec 30, 2009
There is no cohesive storyline. Holmes and Watson are reduced to a couple of Ninja like thugs. Its a series of one confrontation after another that had nothing to do with the previous. Dont waste your money on this.
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WillFDec 26, 2009
This was the most boring movie to ever be created. Half of the theater fell asleep over the course of this seemingly endless tragedy of classic literature. Not only was the character of Dr. Watson completely butchered, but the movie was just This was the most boring movie to ever be created. Half of the theater fell asleep over the course of this seemingly endless tragedy of classic literature. Not only was the character of Dr. Watson completely butchered, but the movie was just plain boring. There are two distinct moments when Sherlocke does the slow-motion deductive analysis of a situation which was the only interesting bit of this movie. Do not waste any money seeing this... ever. Just go read the books and don't let this movie tarnish your love of the originals.… Expand
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LarrySDec 26, 2009
The worst movie of the year. Nonsense from beginning to end without an ounce of anything. As usual, the special effects and the booming soundtrack predominate. The story is without a plot, only mindless action to overcome lthe void. The The worst movie of the year. Nonsense from beginning to end without an ounce of anything. As usual, the special effects and the booming soundtrack predominate. The story is without a plot, only mindless action to overcome lthe void. The director should be made to look at the old Sherlock films, even the many bad ones, as punishment for this mess.… Expand
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RobertPtDec 27, 2009
Very little to be positive about in this movie. Downey does a good job of giving life to a Sherlock character that is terribly written. Downey is funny in many places but that is a fault not a plus. Law is good as Watson and the character is Very little to be positive about in this movie. Downey does a good job of giving life to a Sherlock character that is terribly written. Downey is funny in many places but that is a fault not a plus. Law is good as Watson and the character is decently written. McAdams as the female lead is terrible in a terrible role. The stars did not have much to work with. The story is lame (poor Harry Potter ripoff - 2 males and female chasing a nether-world villain), the staging is uninspired and the costuming is weak. Save your money and avoid at all costs.… Expand
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SK.Dec 30, 2009
The film was boring. The characters were badly rounded, inhuman and often unintelligent. Downey Jr. plays a part well but the part is not Sherlock Holmes. If the name was taken away from the film and it was just a stand alone adventure film The film was boring. The characters were badly rounded, inhuman and often unintelligent. Downey Jr. plays a part well but the part is not Sherlock Holmes. If the name was taken away from the film and it was just a stand alone adventure film with two original characters it would still be terrible. I wouldn't advise this film to Guy RItchie fans or fans of Sherlock Holmes. Just to the masses of people who love the dumbed down action films that the film industry feel are all the public are capable of digesting.… Expand
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JonathanCAug 13, 2012
Absolutely terribly put together. I cant see how this is getting any good reviews at all. There is just too much wrong with it. The plots are weak. The story telling has holes and the pace is awkward at best. The fight scenes are laughable,Absolutely terribly put together. I cant see how this is getting any good reviews at all. There is just too much wrong with it. The plots are weak. The story telling has holes and the pace is awkward at best. The fight scenes are laughable, not to mention pathetic for a period piece and clashes with everything Sherlock Holmes of books was about.… Expand
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