Sherlock Holmes was a great movie with fantastic cinematography

Rating: Null/10 (26 July 2011)

Starring: Jude Law, Robert Downing Jr.
This movie took me completely by surprised. When i initially seen it in the movies, I did not know what to expect and was happy with what the director, Guy Ritchie delivered.
The movie is set in what seems to be London in 1891 where profound detective Sherlock Holmes (played by Robert Downing Jr.) and his right hand man and roommate Dr.John Watson (played by Jude Law) is on their way to infiltrate a devious plan by Lord Black well (played by Mark Strong). The movie immediately opens up with action and suspense, which is a plus in my book. The director does a fantastic job of the lighting even in the darkness within the scenes.
The cinematographer does a great job with action and portraying the film within the movie. When the action scenes arise the director first has Holmes explain the scene in detail, exhibiting his master mind of thought and skill, then slowing the frame down to seen exactly how the action is delivered. This is the highlight of the movie, it truly shows how fantastic Holmes is which is what the movie is all about.
The lighting throughout the movie I felt was fantastic as well. The director mostly did the scenes at night which was a major aspect of the film. I feel these scenes were a great touch to leave the mystery on the rise. The scenes when Holmes was chasing the guy through the shipyard was done in the dark but I feel it through the movie off from the other shadowed scenes of the night. However the scene where the characters were on a ship going to Blackwell's hideout was filmed in just enough light to lead you in curious of what will happen next.
The language and costumes were extremely useful in capturing the movie as well. The author made sure to keep everything in its time of 1891 and just played on the line of modernism. The demography was still based on the past days of London but the characters had some modern day language that you could still follow the plot of the movie.
All in all for me the movie was a great success. The director delivered an unbelievable cast with exciting plot and adventure. The background and setting of the film kept me in 1891 but still left me in the present with the dialogue and upbeat language. The film truly showed the essence of the true Sherlock Holmes and Watson duo, which I believe it was meant to do.