Sherlock Holmes and the Depraved Adversary

Rating: 8/10 (26 December 2009)

Wasn't sure what to expect as I'd avoided all spoilers & reviews... I've been a fan of Holmes for quite a few years now .... And ... I loved it... Fast paced action ...... suspense, thrill, humour and some serious whup-ass.
Robert Downey Jr was great and played a very interesting Holmes, (not stuffy and perfect as he's often portrayed), not to mention his awesome ability to kick-ass. Jude Law played a wonderful touchy-feely Watson and Mark Strong, deliciously depraved as always, an awesome choice for the sinister Lord Blackwood. I hope to see Mark in many more flicks to come. I wish we'd seen more of him in this movie, however his absence added to and built intrigue and suspense. I didn't like Adler too much - her character was somewhat boring and predictable.
Overall, cleverly done with mystery and intrigue it worked very well. It was a wonderful tribute to the great detective and his keen mind and overly alert senses. The scenes between him and Watson were brilliant and the tension he and Blackwood bad between each other held one on the edge of their seat.
I wonder if Blackwood somehow managed to "magic" his way out of it at the end... it certainly looked like the end for him, but looks can be deceiving - especially with Sherlock Holmes of all things and Blackwood's so deliciously wicked it'd be a shame and a waste to off him after just one movie that's begging and screaming for a sequel. After all, with Moriarty sporting to be in the next, it would be interesting to have Blackwood's revenge including both the Great Detective *and* his Nemesis...
If not, I guess there's always fanfiction... ;)