In 2009 Guy Ritchie took the most famous literary character in the world and put him on celluloid, something that has been attempted more than a dozen times since 1916. What however differentiated his adaptation of Sherlock Homes with any other previous attempt was the style quotient that he always brings on the table. Although all the basis traits of the maverick detective were kept as per the original works by Sir Arthur Conan Doyal, but a lot of masculine aggression (read hand to hand combat with extensive doses of gun usage) was added, unlike the original characterization. Robert Downy Jr. had a role tailor made for him, with all the eccentricities and ego that the role demanded, RDJ was the obvious choice.
The second installment of the series was highly anticipated; Sherlock’s face-off with his arch enemy Professor. Moriarty made it a must watch. Interestingly the movie is inspired by “The Final Problem” (one of the original stories by Sir Doyal), simultaneously a BBC program “Sherlock” second season was also aired in Jan 2012, had its last episode inspired by the same story, and Moriarty as the Antagonist, that episode made a facinating watch as well.
Coming back to the movie in question, it starts with occurrence of seemingly unrelated events all over the globe, and Sherlock starts investigating those events, believing Moriarty to be the center point of them all. His journey towards the solution has with him a reluctant and married Dr. Watson and his brother Mycroft Holmes. The story slowly unfolds, and all the pieces start making sense.
The movie has some great action sequences, mine favorite happen on a train. But the most chilling sequence is a chess game being played between Sherlock and Moriarty during the climax. Overall it makes a good watch for any body and a compulsory one for a Sherlock Holmes fan. Waiting for the third one……..
Rating ***1/2
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