Sherlock: Scintillating Sequel

Rating: Null/10 (30 January 2012)

Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law – They just seem to go well together like Ben & Jerry, like peanut butter and jelly, like . . . . . Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively.
Once again, we find the two friends, Holmes and Watson, attempting to outwit Sherlock's archenemy, Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris). During John Watson's bachelor party, Holmes saves the life of Moriarty's intended victim, a fortune-telling gypsy, Madame Simza Heron (Noomi Rapace). She joins forces with Holmes, his brother Mycroft (Stephen Fry), and Watson in their wild escapades across Europe, as they pursue Moriarty.
(Seeing Rapace in this role, it was hard to remember that she was Lisbeth Salander in the 2009 Swedish film trilogy, starting with "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.")
This is director Guy Ritchie's second Sherlock adventure. Despite the violence, I liked the sequel more than his original 2009 "Sherlock Holmes." Special effects, in this 2011 comedic action/adventure, were spectacular. The starring pair of unintentional buffoons made me laugh. Plot development was a bit SLOW here and there, but the well-timed antics and wisecracks were STEADY.
In a convoluted and unrelated way, I agree with Sherlock's line: "Slow and steady wins the race."