Sherlock Holmes deserved better support in solving the movie apaptation case!

Rating: 7/10 (30 May 2010)

Depicting too many details is a classic Sherlock Holmes trait from the timeless sleuth stories of the infamous detective scribed by the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Unfortunately, Director Guy Ritchie took that to an extreme level by ingesting his film adaptation of "Sherlock Holmes" with TMI syndrome which caused a severe case of cluttermania to the baffled viewer. The "Sherlock Holmes" plot focuses on a deranged Lord Blackwood who has a Gothic sinister plot to rule the world. But Holme don't play that, so it is up to Sherlock and his BFF Dr. Watson to stop the Blackwood Magic Man to cause havoc to England and the rest of the world. Seems like "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" and this worn-out plot formula continues to bring out tears & fears in me. It took a scribe team of five screenwriters to peg the "Sherlock Holmes" movie story down. I am no Sherlock Holmes, but that was significant probable cause of the writing offense of the movie. Again, excess is not best. Another piece of evidence that hurt the film was the humdrum performance of Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler, a former Sherlock fem conquest who might or might not be betraying the Sherlock. However, not every case was cold in "Sherlock Holmes". Robert Downey Jr. was delightfully divine as Sherlock Holmes, and Jude Law was efficiently operable as Dr. Watson. Their character chemistry was more than elementary, it was exemplary. The film's cinematography & art direction also got passing grades for their effective "mise en scene" to old England. Unfortunately, those positive contributions did not provide sufficient evidence to give some "pipe dream" positive recommendation to the overrated & over-hyped "Sherlock Holmes". *** Average