Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows


Basic Premise:
Holmes is pitted against a mind as cunning as his own in a high stakes game of cat and mouse that could cost him not only his life but the life of all those he holds dear.





Review:
Those who liked the first will love the second. It keeps to the same style of story-telling and narrative without being a complete copy. Robert Downey Jr. is such a great choice for this role and he does a spectacular job.

The movie runs the emotional gauntlet, from laughter to tears. It's engaging and very entertaining. I especially loved meeting Holmes's brother.

My only real issue with the movie is Moriarty's endgame. It was very reminiscent of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and that annoyed me. Though it's nice to see that Moriarty is Moriarty no matter who is writing him and he is very single-minded in his motivations.

I would say this installment in the Sherlock Holmes story is a bit more violent than the first, so keep that in mind if you plan to take children.


Previews:
- This Means War - They should have called this Spy vs Spy. In the preview, they did. I'm sure the people who own the Spy Vs. Spy franchise wouldn't let them though. This movie looks HILARIOUS. I want to see it.

- Hunger Games - As I said before, this looks like an intriguing movie, but I think I may be waiting for DVD.

- Haywire - It's the female Jason Bourne. I want to see it. :D

- Battleship - As I live in Hawaii, specifically Honolulu, I am pretty much obligated to see this since it was filmed right off the coast of Pearl Harbor. Now that I've seen a plot that involves more than a rehash of the Armageddon premise, I'm a little more interested.