Sherlock's Unsolvable Mystery Is Figuring Out How To Stop Slow-Motion

Rating: 7/10 (21 June 2014)

Robert and Jude have become a much welcomed pair, playing these two iconic characters in the acclaimed detective series written by Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle.
As for Guy Ritchie's directing style, I only had one problem with it within the first 20 minutes where the fight choreography looked like it was going to all be intimate shaky cam. All was forgivable when the later fights were much clearer and though the use of slow-motion has became much more of a gimmick (Thanks Zack Snyder's "300"), the film thankfully doesn't use a lot of it. I was not really bothered with the violence critics initially brought up, and I imagined what with all the hell Shelock has put up with in past adventures it's no surprise his punching everything now.
As far as the story goes it had me lost in some spaces throughout the film, until they eventually go through all the clues at the end. As I get older this type of narrative has lost a lot of magic to me unless it's done really well, and thankfully like the books "Sherlock Holmes" offers a worthy premise that is engaging from start to finish.
Final Verdict: Robert Downey Jr. is flawless as Holmes, plus Jude Law and Rachael McAdams are undeniably charming. Also the mystery of Mark Strong's villain kept me engaged throughout the entire film, and London looked very impressive. All in all, I think justice was done to a classic literary character. 8/10.