'Disappointed' is a modest word

Rating: 7/10 (9 August 2012)

I must agree i was really awed by the art-direction and near-perfect costume design. It's really difficult to bring forth the life and culture that existed more than a century back.
The movie failed to meet every single expectation set by its prequel. Sherlock Holmes, known for his wit and intelligence in deciphering codes, codes that could unfold a mystery, is presented as a polar opposite of his original-self in this movie.
The Editing that forced all our jaws ajar in the prequel, has become nothing less than a bore. Too many plans of action makes the editing hackneyed. Hans Zimmer's reboot of the original tracks is the only bright facets of the movie, though the originals were comparatively better.
Guy Ritchie raised our hopes of experiencing a near-Doyle world in which Sherlock rescues the yesteryear England from the hands of Moriarty in the first part. But he failed miserably to meet those expectations he set.
Guy Ritchie is capable of reviving the Sherlock Doyle envisaged in his next part, if he ever plans to make it.