Sherlock deals with his personal life

Rating: 7/10 (2 July 2010)

Literature's most famous detective returns to the silver screen in Guy Ritchie's adaptation. Robert Downey Jr. plays the title character, investigating the disappearance of a recently executed lord charged with practicing black magic. As always, Holmes collects the various evidence and carefully pieces it together to figure out what's going on.
The major significance of this adaptation is its focus on Holmes's personal life. The guy has more than a few problems with which he has to deal in the process of solving the case. Also, the Order seemed like a Skull & Bones kind of society. The depiction of London is about what one would expect: muddy streets full of wealth and poverty, the scuzziest environment imaginable (could there be any other portrayal?). The perfect setting for the contrast of the good work done by Holmes and the evil concocted by the Order.
So, even though I don't consider "Sherlock Holmes" a masterpiece, I really liked it. Downey, along with Jude Law and Rachel McAdams bring a lot of charm to this latter-day look at the character most associated with detective work. Certainly worth seeing.
And that's not just elementary, my dear Watson.