Sherlock Holmes:
A Game of Shadows
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Rachel McAdams
Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of action, and some drug material
Following the groundwork set in 2009's Sherlock Holmes film, Guy Ritchie expands his interpretation-turned-reinvention of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective with his sequel: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. It's yet another fun film from Ritchie, with plenty of crazy visuals and enough action to easily fill it's 2 hour run time. However, the charm of the previous movie is somewhat gone, mainly because the mysterious and quirky character of Sherlock is replaced with the plot of this rapid movie, which hardly has time to explain itself, nevertheless explorer the characters involved. Sherlock has no time to play the violin, nor Watson to be the voice of reason, and we don't even seem to care about Noomi Rapace's character, whom we are evidently supposed to care about despite not giving us time to connect. Because of it, the story, action, and visuals, which are more impressive than the first film, leave less of an impact than it's predecessor. Interestingly enough, Ritchie also abandons the detective motiff almost altogether and, and the film is spent more like a Bond-film, where Sherlock is trying to figure out the master villain's plan rather than solve the perplexing puzzle given at the beginning of the story. Despite the talents of the ever-great Guy Ritchie and Robert Downey Jr., Game of Shadows is a fun and unique movie (with another terrific score by the legendary Hans Zimmer) but a mere shadow of the first film of the franchise.
A Game of Shadows
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Rachel McAdams
Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of action, and some drug material
Following the groundwork set in 2009's Sherlock Holmes film, Guy Ritchie expands his interpretation-turned-reinvention of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective with his sequel: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. It's yet another fun film from Ritchie, with plenty of crazy visuals and enough action to easily fill it's 2 hour run time. However, the charm of the previous movie is somewhat gone, mainly because the mysterious and quirky character of Sherlock is replaced with the plot of this rapid movie, which hardly has time to explain itself, nevertheless explorer the characters involved. Sherlock has no time to play the violin, nor Watson to be the voice of reason, and we don't even seem to care about Noomi Rapace's character, whom we are evidently supposed to care about despite not giving us time to connect. Because of it, the story, action, and visuals, which are more impressive than the first film, leave less of an impact than it's predecessor. Interestingly enough, Ritchie also abandons the detective motiff almost altogether and, and the film is spent more like a Bond-film, where Sherlock is trying to figure out the master villain's plan rather than solve the perplexing puzzle given at the beginning of the story. Despite the talents of the ever-great Guy Ritchie and Robert Downey Jr., Game of Shadows is a fun and unique movie (with another terrific score by the legendary Hans Zimmer) but a mere shadow of the first film of the franchise.
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