The Vidiot Reviews...

Rating: 7/10 (1 April 2010)

Sherlock Holmes
In this day and age, the only prerequisites needed to be a police detective is a badge, a gun, an ulcer, a bitch of an ex-wife, and one helluva drinking problem.
In 1891, however, detectives, like the one featured in this mystery, needed to be astute, refined and have one helluva cocaine addiction.
After foiling Lord Blackwell's human sacrifice, detective Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his assistant Dr. Watson (Jude Law) descend further into the quagmire of black magic when the recently executed Blackwell rises from the grave. What's more, Holmes must contend with the return of his ex-girlfriend (Rachel McAdams), a master thief in the service of a shadowy mastermind.
Directed by Guy Ritchie, Sherlock Holmes is a rollicking revision of the scholarly sleuth which uses kinetic camera work and cocky actors to coax out the characters lesser-known qualities. Hip and contemporary, with a solid footing in Arthur Conan Doyle lore, Sherlock Holmes will please both newcomers and diehards alike.
And while they may seem like they are more than just friends, I assure you, the partnership between Holmes and Watson is as innocent as that of Batman and Robin's, R2-D2 and C3PO's, or Siegfried and Roy's. (Green Light)