A Reinvention of an Icon

Rating: Null/10 (26 June 2010)

Sherlock Holmes finds himself facing one of his most difficult cases yet. Holmes manages to stop, Lord Blackwood, a serial killer and bring him to justice, but rumours of him using black magic plague the streets of London.
So, when Blackwood is hanged...all seems to end well....However Blackwood returns from the grave bringing with him vengeance and the darkest of witchcraft. Holmes must deduce as to how Blackwood is able to kill people without laying a finger on them....And deal with the possibility of losing his dear Watson to a woman named Mary.
I remember back in year eight reading a Sherlock Holmes story, simply because it was a book our teacher had chosen..I felt no passion, simply because I was forced to listen...Now, years later...I love books, but still haven't got around to reading Sherlock Holmes...But I jumped at the chance to watch this movie.
I had reservations of Robert Downey, but he blew me away with his performance as Tony Stark...But I honestly felt this was not a role for him..I was proved wrong...He is witty, charming, funny and above all...exudes intelligence as he explains things to the audience...The big surprise was 'Jude Law', he was strong and great side kick, who was just as witty and funny as Sherlock. The performance by Mark Strong does not go unnoticed, he revels in the role of the despicable Lord, bent on destruction...While Rachel Mcadams and Kelly Reilly give a radiance and beauty.
The action scenes were just superb and the choreography was spot on, making one believe that thats how they fought during the old days.
But the greatest thing about this movie is that, it throws away the 'Clean Cut' Holmes, and implements a bit of craziness into the mix, making the clever chap, one who can fall into great bouts of depression and participate in boxing matches the next... But more importantly, it flat out hilarious.
A reinvention of a icon.