Fun movie to watch

Rating: 7/10 (30 December 2011)

If you have read the Sherlock Holmes books, then you would easily make out that character of Sherlock in the movie doesn't come out quite like that. The character of Sherlock in the book, suits when you are reading the book. Putting the same serious character out in the movie would have been a disaster. The character of Sherlock, in my opinion, is much more fun for movie-audience.
Alright, looks like this is what the movie makers have done: They have taken character of Sherlock from the book and tried to ponder what could make his character more appealing to movie-audience? "Let's add humour to the duo of Sherlock and Watson", "Let's add some good action to the movie", "Let's make a spicy story".. Sherlock in the movie is an overexcited person who enjoys solving mysteries and enjoys it to an extent that he forgets everything else. This involvement of Sherlock's mind in solving mysteries gives him special power to figure out things and predict precisely what could have happened in a "crime scene". Although there will be some parts where you would wonder how could Sherlock have predicted that?
The story is not too complicated, what I found to be more complicated was the English Accent. It always seems like the English folks keep adding more and more complicated words in sentences... big show-off! Thanks to the subtitles I didn't miss much of the story. Unlike most of the regular stories that involves solving mystery, in this movie you would know from the beginning who the villain is. What remains mysterious in the movie is how the villain tries to accomplish his goals. Sherlock and Watson are trying to stop the villain from achieving his goals and hence prevent the next world war.
My suggestion: This movie is fun to watch with family. With its mix of mystery, action and humour, it will guarantee you remain entertained!