Sherlock Gnomes (2018)

Sherlock Gnomes (also known as Gnomeo & Juliet 2) is a 2018 3D computer-animated fantasy romantic mystery comedy film directed by John Stevenson.[1] A sequel to Gnomeo & Juliet (2011), the film stars the voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mary J. Blige, and Johnny Depp. It was produced by Paramount Animation, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and Rocket Pictures,[3] with the animation service provided by Mikros Image.[3] It was the first film from Paramount Animation to be entirely animated, and the first animated film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer since 2008's Igor. The film was released in the United States on March 23, 2018, by Paramount Pictures.[4] It grossed $90 million worldwide.

## Plot

Sherlock Gnomes and his assistant, Gnome Watson, storm into London's natural history museum, where their nemesis, a pie mascot named Moriarty, is holding gnomes hostage, planning to smash them. After a brief battle, Moriarty is defeated by getting seemingly crushed by a dinosaur skeleton.

Meanwhile, Gnomeo and Juliet, as well as the other gnomes, are moving to London. While there, Gnomeo and Juliet are declared the new leaders of the garden. Noticing that Juliet has cast him aside to improve the garden, Gnomeo leaves to find a flower as a centerpiece, but nearly gets caught in a shop, forcing Juliet to rescue him. Gnomeo and Juliet return to the garden, but then find out that all the other gnomes have gone missing. Sherlock and Watson show up at the scene to investigate, and after Gnomeo and Juliet help them escape from a sewer flood, Sherlock agrees for them to team up.

Sherlock inspects a clue supposedly given to them by Moriarty, who he believes survived their last encounter, and concludes that the clue is leading them to Chinatown. They find the next clue at Curly Fu's Emporium, and escape a group of Maneki-nekos whom Sherlock had previously offended. They arrive back at the natural history museum, and Gnomeo suggest that they look inside for the answer to the clue, but Sherlock decides to ponder at an art gallery instead, and Juliet follows him. Outraged that Juliet doesn't trust him, Gnomeo goes into the museum anyway, with Watson in pursuit, only for a Gargoyle to kidnap Gnomeo, while seemingly smashing Watson. Gnomeo is brought in with the rest of the gnomes, and informs them that they are to be smashed the following evening during a fireworks celebration. Meanwhile, Sherlock figures out that the next clue is at the royal park. He and Juliet disguise themselves as a squirrel to get the clue from a dog, and succeed by evading the dog on a lawn tractor.

Gnomeo attempts to free the rest of the gnomes, but only he and the Red Goon Gnomes are able to escape before the gargoyles arrive to prepare their demise. The next clue leads Sherlock and Juliet to a doll shop, where they meet his former fiancée, Irene. Resentful towards Sherlock, she kicks them out, but allows Juliet back in after she distances herself from Sherlock. Irene provides the clue to Juliet, which leads her and Sherlock to Traitor's Gate at the Tower of London. However, they discover that Watson was apparently the true mastermind. He reveals that he pretended to be Moriarty to get through to Sherlock, who didn't respect or show appreciation for him, and supposedly has the gnomes in custody, only to find them all missing. The Gargoyles then reveal that they never worked for Watson, and dispose of Sherlock, Watson, and Juliet on a ship.

Sherlock realizes that the gnomes are being held at the bottom of the Tower Bridge with pie filling, and the group finds out that Moriarty really was behind everything and plans on smashing the gnomes with the bridge when it's raised. He states that, after witnessing Sherlock's mistreatment of Watson, he had the Gargoyles pretend to work for Watson so that they could view his map and identify where all the gnomes lived. Sherlock and Watson agree to work together a final time to save the gnomes, and they and Juliet head towards the bridge on a drone.

Gnomeo is able to stall the bridge opening by having the Red Goon Gnomes pretend to be humans on the bridge. He then reunites with Juliet, and together, they defeat the Gargoyles. Watson goes to save the trapped gnomes, and frees them with soap just before the bridge is entirely opened. Moriarty gives chase to Sherlock, and injured his leg while doing so. Moriarty attempts to kill everyone as revenge for foiling his plot, but Sherlock throws him over the bridge and into the river, while Watson narrowly saves him with his cane. Moriarty vows revenge as he helplessly floats away. Sherlock, finally appreciating his friend, reconciles with Watson, as does Gnomeo and Juliet, and the gnomes enjoy the fireworks.

The following spring, Gnomeo and Juliet take charge of the garden, and the gnomes hold a celebration for them, with Irene and the Maneki-nekos in attendance. Satisfied with the appreciation that Gnomeo and Juliet share, Sherlock and Watson leave for another adventure.