SHERLOCK HOLMES

One of the most devoted detectives of all time hits the cinemas all over the world creating expectations and buzz among lots of us, movie goers...

Sherlock Holmes (USA, 2009) tells the story of the worldwide famous detective and his companion solving one of the most mysterious case of their lives: the Blackwood case. In the story, is a dark magic lord who tries to dominate the world using old black magic.

Watson is engaged (don't worry, that's no spoiler) and Holmes tries at every cost to put an end to this relationship. But the story actually focuses on solving the case: Holmes and Watson go through every kind of situation to haunt Blackwood down.

It would be a simple task, other than... Blackwood has been executed recently. Hanged and buried, he appears to have escaped the grave, turning a simple plot into a complicated case, full of enigmas and mysteries.

The story was well thought and it's really complicated (making this a good movie) but sometimes it's too messy and out of timing. For example, a sequence that's 7 minutes long could have been done in 2. It's not that we can't go through a long-length film, but some little things that made it a bit slow...

All the buzz around Sherlock Holmes created so many expectations on me and my friends that it didn't fascinate all of us. The first act is nothing more than a slow dramatic detective novel which, instead of being tiring, is just too messy. It got better on the 2nd part where all the action starts, the enigmas are solved and we recognize the true Holmes. ;D

There are great moments, like the fight scene (you'll know what I'm talking about) and the cast works really well. Robert Downey Jr. doesn't need to prove he's back on track again, with his great performance as Holmes; and as Watson, Jude Law has a chance to shine. Rachel McAdams and Mark Strong are also really good as Irene Adler (Holmes' affair) and Blackwood (respectively, of course).

We acknowledge that Guy Ritchie's film has a lot of qualities. Nominated for 2 Oscars, it was very well-done end entertaining... but if only the first act wasn't so slow. Still, it's sharp and exciting. Our rating is a solid 7.

>> iRaphael [7/10]

>> Zé B. [7/10]

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