Great reworking of the Sherlock Holmes concept!

Rating: 7/10 (1 January 2012)

There will be a many bores who complain about the slow motion action shots, the aggressive camera work, the noisy soundtrack or indeed Downey's portrayal of Sherlock Holmes.......
Ignore them!! I am a Sherlock Holmes fanatic, so much so that I have read virtually every book ever written about the character and have hovered noiselessly in Marylebone library on one or two occasions... This film while not without it's faults is wild entertainment from beginning to end! Downey and Law have great chemistry and the leads are backed up by a nuanced Moriaty and an all round effective cast. Most of all the backdrops and effects are sumptuous and worth watching in themselves!
The only downside I could mention was the character of Mycroft. Why chose that awesome bore Stephen Fry? And having done so not develop the complex relationship between the two characters? Any number of actors would have been better as a brotherly foil for Holmes! Nevertheless a great film which put a great grin on my face!