Detective joy as our old bickering duo try to thwart old Professor Moriarty

Rating: 7/10 (31 December 2011)

It's a difficult task to make a franchise let alone one on an already popular character. Sherlock Holmes is well known as the greatest fictional detective, and the original reboot by Guy Ritchie was well received. This sequel has a hard task to follow and personally I like it.
Our heroes again laugh and bicker their way through a bygone England, but they also travel to mainland Europe as they aim to thwart Professor Moriarty in his dastardly scheme to start mass war.
Again we have the startlingly brilliant sets and terrific acting. The dialogue is funny and the action thick and fast. However, the puzzle is a bit convoluted and the story hard to fathom at times. You won't lose attention but you do need to concentrate. Joining our friends from the original movie, Stephen Fry comes on into the action playing Sherlocks' brother as "Stephen Fry"(!), but this is more than masked by Jared Harris brilliantly portraying Pr Moriarty.
A good sequel for which all who saw the original will enjoy. The original was the better film but this is still very good on its own right. A good romp.