Sherlock Holmes
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: December 25, 2009
7.4
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Generally favorable reviews based on 753 Ratings
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LarryJDec 26, 2009
Intense, breath-taking, and a overall great performan by Robert Downey, Jr...this movie will please all action goers. Cheers!
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SeanC.Dec 26, 2009
Typically I agree with the critics. For the most part, they seem to get it right, avoiding Hollywood cliche and giving plaudits to films who try to be above the fray. However, this December I am completely confused. No this was not the best Typically I agree with the critics. For the most part, they seem to get it right, avoiding Hollywood cliche and giving plaudits to films who try to be above the fray. However, this December I am completely confused. No this was not the best film of the year, and at times reverted to traditional action film archetypes, but it was certainly worth watching. Terrific acting, clever writing, and a macabre take (and perhaps more accurate to the written stories) on what has otherwise become a cartoonish and comical Sherlock Holmes franchise. I would compare this to the "Batman Begins" of an otherwise irrelevant and outdated character. Two thumbs up, especially in light of movies like Avatar which are completely overproduced and over praised.… 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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daneDec 26, 2009
Very good, some great acting, boring at times however.
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unclepaulDec 26, 2009
Entertaining at it's worst, Sherlock Holmes shows a restained Guy Ritchie touch, with appropriate levels of fun from all concerned characters. I liked the dirtier Holmes, with his well-travelled knowledge of the martial arts and French. Entertaining at it's worst, Sherlock Holmes shows a restained Guy Ritchie touch, with appropriate levels of fun from all concerned characters. I liked the dirtier Holmes, with his well-travelled knowledge of the martial arts and French. I expect a better sequel.… Expand
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ChadSDec 26, 2009
Do Sherlock Holmes purists exist? When James Bond was revamped for Martin Campbell's "Casino Royale", people were taken aback by Daniel Craig's hooligan interpretation of the 007 agent, because the long-running series never went Do Sherlock Holmes purists exist? When James Bond was revamped for Martin Campbell's "Casino Royale", people were taken aback by Daniel Craig's hooligan interpretation of the 007 agent, because the long-running series never went away. Many missed the gentleman Bond, even George Lazenby. On the other hand, the Scotland Yard detective(created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) has not graced the big screen since Barry Levinson's "Young Sherlock Holmes", almost twenty-five years ago. Does anybody miss the non-boxing Holmes? Probably not. In effect, the filmmaker has carte blanche on remaking this pop culture figure(who hasn't been popular since the Seattle music scene was headed by The Young Fresh Fellows), and as a result, he turned Holmes and Dr. Watson into "Perfect Strangers"(the ABC sitcom from the late-eighties, starring Pierce Brosnan and Mark Linn-Baker), two heterosexual males with man crushes on each other. Although there is nothing in "Sherlock Holmes" that resembles a "Brokeback England", curiously(curious because Holmes' squeeze is the squeezable Rachel McAdams), neither man gets hot and heavy with their readily available women. It's a buddy movie: pure testosterone, an action film with a "Scooby-Doo" mentality, in which Holmes goes about debunking the existence of a supernatural realm. Almost as an afterthought, "Sherlock Holmes" does indeed find time to show the detective not being an action hero, but his sleuthing powers somehow seems diminished by the scale of the production. The powers of his brain is subordinate to the special effects.… Expand
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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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LindaCDec 25, 2009
Thanks to Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, there is an extraordinary benchmark of character texture and tenor which the classic novel protagonist Holmes and Watson should possess. Downey is superb at finding and sustaining a tone and rhythm Thanks to Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, there is an extraordinary benchmark of character texture and tenor which the classic novel protagonist Holmes and Watson should possess. Downey is superb at finding and sustaining a tone and rhythm that is new yet as captivating as that portrayed for years by Rathbone. Jude Law does not bring a fresh appeal to Watson; however, he adequately provides the character and personality contrast to Rathbone needed to complete the dynamic duo. About 16 family and friends went to see it. We all concluded we cannot wait to see the sequels which we hope will be plenty!… Expand
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SuzieQDec 25, 2009
Really good, this is another kind of Holmes. Downey and Law are done their job.
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BarryS.Dec 25, 2009
This was a well paced and cleverly conceived movie. Doyle would have approved. I think too many people are used to Basil Rathbone and perhaps they could not "let go" and enjoy this updated Sherlock Holmes.
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DeborahS.Dec 25, 2009
A perfect movie. Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law are terrific.
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LeoT.Dec 25, 2009
As of character portrait, it gives us two fresh, more human like Homes and Watson. As of the rest, it is quite disappointing.
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PatrickN.Dec 25, 2009
Great escape with two great actors. Yes you are going to a Holmes movie but you are also going to see a Guy Ritchie affair. If you like Ritchie movies you will like this. If you want pure Holmes, as so many critics pretend, watch PBS. Great escape with two great actors. Yes you are going to a Holmes movie but you are also going to see a Guy Ritchie affair. If you like Ritchie movies you will like this. If you want pure Holmes, as so many critics pretend, watch PBS. Can't wait for the sequel.… Expand
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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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SusanL.Dec 25, 2009
The film comes across as a cartoon... characters which should have died multiple times, rise with nary a scratch on them.
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BenDec 25, 2009
Very enjoyable, different kind of Sherlock.
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LauraR.Dec 25, 2009
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Definitely more action oriented than the old movies but I still found it to be clever.
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