Contrived entertainment with no pay off.

Rating: 6/10 (12 April 2019)

All in all Robert Downey Jr. is a big reason for liking this movie- He has this role under his thumb and plays it with such honesty.
Another reason this movie is OK is Guy Ritchies cinematic story telling by rhythym of shots and cuts. It keeps the movie at a interesting pace.
The resolution of action shots were cool but the scripts specifics were weak and not logical, such as; Watson (an insightful doctor) who pronounces the evil Blackwood dead yet fails to not notice any rope marks around his neck because we are supposed to believe the reason for Blackwoods survival is by police corruption and supernatural concoctions. Holmes' ending explanation sequence doesn't land and therefor NO PAYOFF.
But, for some reason I Could not wait to watch the second movie and maybe it's because all this production needs is a good script!