Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes, staring Robert Downey Jr. is a movie about a detective whose most recent mystery has come back from the dead, creating a stir amongst the entire town. Holmes, a respected detective with an unusual set of hobbies, is not only forced with not only capturing Lord Blackwood, a man whom he has already caught, but has to deal with the return of the only person who has outsmarted him, his ex-girlfriend Irene Adler. While chasing down Adler and her new boss, and solving the new mystery of Lord Blackwood, Holmes and his sidekick Watson find themselves in over their heads.

This might be one of my favorite movies of the year, I always enjoy a movie that makes you think, allows you to try and put the pieces of the puzzle together on your own before the mystery is solved in the end. In this film, Lord Blackwood claims to be sent by the devil and after somehow returning from the grave, will take over London and then the world. But of course Holmes is smarter than the average detective and sees past the theatrics of Lord Blackwood in order to exploit the truth behind Blackwood's great plan. Throughout the movie Holmes stumbles upon very important and unique clues that you might over look, but in the end when explaining himself, he is able to tie everything together in a way that will leave you wanting more.

My favorite parts of the movie had to be where Holmes explained what he was about to do to defeat his enemy, explaining his reason behind each move and what effect it would have. Director Guy Ritche slowed down each of these shots to show the impact of Holmes moves, and then after he was through explaining everything, the whole scenario would be played out in real time to perfection, exactly the way it was told. I enjoy Robert Downey Jr in almost every role he plays, he does a great job making you belief in the character. Holmes is a smart, yet witty detective that knows more than you think, both Downey Jr. and Ritche did a great job at making the audience believe that Holmes knew the answer for everything.