The newest version of Sherlock Holmes starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law is kick-ass. Sure a couple of us actually yiheeed at the closeness of Holmes and Watson, but this detective can kick Bond's ass.
Downey's Holmes is exactly like him: brilliant but wasted. This guy has issues. But he's a genius and he can't help it. He goes around analyzing people, their behavior, their physical appearance. He's a smug, arrogant jerk. But he gets the job done.
I really could care less about the mystery that this Holmes is trying to solve. I am too much in awe at his utter coolness. The way he explains and analyzes what he's going to do to the bad guy, in slow motion of course. And he's always right.
I've always thought of Holmes as very cerebral and refined. So it's a surprise to see this new Holmes with muscles, wrestling with a monster in a ring. But according to PJ, who's read all the books, and reread them again after watching the movie (yeah, she's a nerd that way) the movie version of the detective is actually faithful to the books. So there.
And Law's Watson is the perfect foil and partner to Holmes. He wants stability and is about to get married but he simply can't rid himself of Holmes.
This update on Sherlock Holmes is relentlessly fun and fast paced.
I give it a B.
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