Great Followup

Rating: 8/10 (3 January 2012)

This movie got "mixed" reviews from critics, who felt the movie wasn't all that great. Then again, the critics tend to like movies most people don't and vice versa.
Anyway, Game of Shadows picks up where the first Sherlock Holmes left off. This time, the main adversary is Professor Moriarity, "the Napoleon of Crime," as Holmes calls him.
I will say that the plot takes a little while to develop but once it does, it really takes off.
---Spoilers--- I will say I was surprised that Irene Adler was killed off in the first ten minutes of the film. I had expected her to remain in the series, but her death was necessary to create a level of humanity in Holmes.
I do wish they had done a better job at showcasing Moriarity's sinister mind. The one time they do is at the opera house. The rest of the time, you only really see the end result. I feel like they maybe could have done a little more with him, but I was still very pleased with how they brought one of the great super-villains to life.
The ending was pretty good, I thought, I loved the dueling minds in the showdown with Moriarity, and with how for a good 10 minutes, the audience was left wondering if we had really seen the last of Holmes. The end...?