Too much. Too obvious.

Rating: 6/10 (19 December 2011)

I went to this film with high expectations, I don't necessarily agree with the Tony Stark-Holmes, but enjoyed the first film regardless.
Holmes - is the thinker and the fighter; Watson - the apprentice and conscience; Mycroft - comedy relief after a promising first scene; Gypsy girl/Gypsies - irrelevant; Politicking - non-existent/superfluous; Moriarty - promising, strong performance, but killed off in one film?
This may all seem a little derisory. I did enjoy the action, the big guns, the scenery etc. Though that slow mo stuff/pre-planning actions thought process had a very short shelf life and is now distinctly whiffy.
Essentially, this needed to be 2 films, not one, to allow character and plot to develop to an appreciable degree.
poor show really.