Classic

Rating: 10/10 (16 January 2010)

What an excellent film this was, and what memories it brings back of watching some old classics of Sherlock to now. Robert Downey Jr. was fantastic as the eccentric detective who looks at the smaller things in life and deduces it perfectly with an extra added bonus to keep you on your toes. Seeing the tiniest detail is what makes him so astute of his environment, which of course makes him the most sought after private dick of the times. I have to say that Jude Law was also excellent in his portrayal of Watson, the flamboyant Doctor of medicine as well as post Mortem forensics. His ability to see the obvious with the negative aspects of a case is why Holmes is so impressed with his continuing deductions, and how he has honed them to near perfection. But not in the same class as Sherlock. But when both are together, there is no case that can't be solved. I especially loved the rustic Pre nineteen hundred era, where the world is just beginning to awaken to technology. And where there is tech, there is Moriarty, ever needing such devices he will try anything to control the world with it. Which is why its most likely that a film like this as well as all the other Sherlock Holmes films will remain as classic as they come. Brilliantly made.