Guy Ritchies Sherlock Holmes Review

When did Sherlock Holmes join Fight Club and when did Watson become James Bond? Guy Ritchies modern twist on the classical Sherlock Holmes is sadly a disappointment. The creators of this film used too many action sequences to make up for a boring storyline. While the whole look of the movie was draped in a dull, lifeless color scheme of grays.

In original Sherlock Holmes novels and short stories, Holmes and Watson rarely used weapons or hand to hand fighting skills. It was only on occasion that the characters used either of these methods when solving a case. However, i give them props for displaying that Holmes was an unorganized drug addict; something we haven't seen in past films.

The sweet and innocent Rachel McAdams makes a poor Irene Alder, who in this adaptation is a divorced criminal. McAdams seems out of place for being a criminal mastermind and it is hard to believe that she had the strength to carry Holmes to a bed and tie him up. While Robert Downy Jr. (Holmes) and Jude Law (Watson) individually portrayed their characters well, there was little chemistry between Holmes and Watson. Throughout most of the movie it seemed that Watson was almost superior to Holmes and somewhat of a babysitter, while in past films Holmes was very critical of Watson’s case solving techniques.

For long going fans of previous Sherlock Holmes books and films, the movie is quite a disappointment and nothing what one would expect. The ending of the movie was probably the biggest disappointment of all. The writers seemed to be more focused on visually displaying that they were making a sequel to the movie then actually creating a well thought out ending. The sequel to Guy Ritchies Sherlock Holmes will for then likely reflect the first movie out of the duo. I wouldn’t recommend watching either movies unless you’re interested in a good laugh and to grimace at a horrible movie.