I was especially taken with Jared Harris' performance as Professor Moriarity, and the back story surrounding him has quickly become a favourite with me. Regardless of how you view their relationship, this did pain Holmes in Canon, and I've never seen that heartbreak rendered so beautifully and respectfully as it was here. We are shown the camaraderie and affection between Holmes and Watson that existed in Doyle's stories, and understand how it hurt them both when the doctor marries Mary Morstan. I could believe that underneath it all was a friendship, and that honestly made all the difference in convincing me this was the man who would willingly follow Holmes to the ends of the earth. Best of all was the fact that the razor edge to his character was blunted in the sequel, and we we are given a Watson who is exasperated, yet lurking underneath was a palpable fondness not present in the first installment. I also confess to despising Jude Law's Watson in the first film, for what I thought was an uncalled for level of hostility. We have a Holmes whose intelligence has been dulled for the sake of comic relief, I am sad to say, but in this film it is done in a more tolerable - even endearing - manner. The modernity and steampunk elements have been toned down somewhat, and the fact that two completely different (and talented) writers had scripted this one was glaringly obvious. And while RDJ's Holmes is far from the "quiet thinker of Baker Street", here we see performances that become entirely more recognizable. I was relieved to note that there were improvements made in cleaning up Holmes' intolerable slovenliness - though by no means does he display the "quiet primness of dress" Watson wrote him as having, he is slightly more of a conventionally dressed gentleman here. Guy Ritchie clearly took pains to correct much of what was broken in his '09 effort, from the little touches to the major issues regarding the disjointed feel to his directing. If he succeeds, it will not only bring him immense wealth and power but alter the course of history.]]Īs a stuffy Canon purist who despised the first movie for its painfully out of character portrayals and Holmes' utter slovenliness, I can say with honesty that despite my reservations,'A Game of Shadows' not only outshined its predecessor, at its heart was more substance than I ever thought possible for what I'd dismissed as a mindless action flick. But the cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead, and moving perilously close to completing his ominous plan. Holmes' investigation into Moriarty's plot becomes more dangerous as it leads him and Watson out of London to France, Germany and finally Switzerland. At its center sits a singularly sinister spider: Moriarty. Around the globe, headlines break the news: a scandal takes down an Indian cotton tycoon a Chinese opium trader dies of an apparent overdose bombings in Strasbourg and Vienna the death of an American steel magnate No one sees the connective thread between these seemingly random eventsno one, that is, except the great Sherlock Holmes, who has discerned a deliberate web of death and destruction. There is a new criminal mastermind at largeProfessor James Moriarty (Jared Harris)and not only is he Holmes' intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may give him an advantage over the renowned detective. Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the roomuntil now. Watson, in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. reprises his role as the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, and Jude Law * as his friend and colleague, Dr. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (Blu-ray)Robert Downey Jr.
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