Sherlock Holmes

This is what I mean when I say that newer movies are consistently better than older movies. I think if this came out five years ago it just wouldn't have been as good. There were a few bad things though that I'll get out of the way.

I blame Snatch's Guy Ritchie for making this movie a little odd to watch. To me it felt a little disconnected at more than one time, and you had to be careful to not ask questions like, "What is this guy doing here? ...and what about him, and why was that necessary?"; aka: Smallville Syndrome. I guess I didn't see a real flow to the movie and in part because you don't REALLY know the whole plot/people involved until an hour through the movie.

Another small problem is the fashion of the little flashforward/flashback's they have to explain things that happened or to give you a glimpse of Holmes' logic he's about to use. For one they don't pick one, forward or back; and two they make things almost so tricky and neat that in they end they don't keep you guessing, but rather keep you second guessing and assuming somone who's being tricked...isn't being tricked at all...maybe. Confusing, I know.

Another funny part for me was "the professor" that the lovely Rachel McAdams. I didn't know who it was, but if you know the least bit about the whole Sherlock Holmes deal then it's painfully obvious. I had to Google the guy right after and laughed when I found out who he was in Holmes stories. A good add for enthusiasts though because he's someone operating behind the scenes in this movie and opens it all up for many...many more movies to come (one in production for 2011).

*segue*

Enthutiasts will also remember action packed trailers with explosions, bullets wizzing around, and maybe one too many smal quips. However right away this story shows that it will stay very to to the main tool that Holmes uses: deduction. There's a fine show case of it too amognst the great story that they tell. So fine in fact that I can't really get into it, you just have to see it for yourself.

Really enjoyed it, but hope they next one is more coherent.

4.1/5