Henry and Kristl shed a light on Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

Rating: Null/10 (6 June 2014)

"So that was a cool version of Sherlock Holmes, a bit matrix like..," Henry said. He was savoring a triple XXX in his lap from which he took small sips.
"The slow moves certainly give me that impression," Kristl said. She was drinking some tea that Henry made for her because she was of the coffee and boos. For the moment at least.
"A regular action movie with lots of special effects and cool moments. As a movie it is cool how they let you see how Holmes can predict what is going to happen."
"A far cry from Conan Doyle's hero though."
"Maybe.. but those series were getting dull anyway and certainly needed some 21st century updating."
"I am not sure I like the result."
"I wouldn't have expected anything less from you," Henry said wistfully.
"You know me too well," Kristl grinned.
"Hey.. I just see movies as entertainment, you see them like.. like..ehh" Henry rubbed his forehead.
"Art?"
"Yeah.. art. Make that Art."
"It's a different viewpoint.I just can't help it and think that with all the eye candy effects and the whammy specials, the essence of Sherlock Holmes just evaporated. I mean, Holmes doing Kung Fu fighting? That is something new. And Holmes in a setting outside of Great Britain? That is new for me also. And having a prominent brother? I think there is one in the original books and I understand he is even more brilliant than Sherlock is. His main weakness being that he never leaves his house, which makes Sherlock more effective. But here he seems some important guy, although I do not know what his role exactly is."
"That is the difference between you and me. I just take it as it comes.."
"That is why some people say it sucks and other people say it is great. I would not have minded if they had just done away with all the Sherlock Holmes characters and pasted something new on it. For the resemblance is tenuous at best."
"But otherwise I think that the movie is entertaining. A lot of special effects, weird settings, gadgets and gunfights. And it never slows down." "That is true. Granted, Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law make the most of their characters, but that the story just goes all over the place and is so ridiculous that the movie turns out to be plain silly. The specials effect and the miraculous savings make the movie even more odd ball. It is just showy with no depth at all. It has nothing to offer but eye candy. I have not connection to any of the characters as there is just nothing to connect to. They are just empty shells."
"A shallow movie?" Henry laughed.
"Rambo has more depth than this. Even the league of extraordinary gentlemen has more depth."
"That doesn't make it a bad movie, I would say."
"No.. but it certainly does not make it last. It is a movie that has some impact now but it will quickly fade from memory, because there is nothing in it to make it memorable. To make it last."
"Suits me fine. An evenings entertainment is all I need."
"I am sorry to hear that."
"It makes life more easy to live, baby," Henry grinned.
"What did you just call me?"
"Uhmm."
"Just keep on uhmming.."
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