John Orquiola
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|  #1 Posted on 25.12.09 2218.10 | Instant Rating: 5.24 | Thoroughly entertaining, smart, action packed, clever, and a lot of fun. Way better than I expected. It felt a lot like the kind of fun the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie was. (Although I'd say Holmes is a notch below Pirates 1. Keira Knightley > Rachel McAdams comparatively.)
With Sherlock Holmes between Iron Man movies, Robert Downey, Jr. is on the roll of his life. He's always been a great actor, but I don't think there's a more outright entertaining leading man in Hollywood today than Robert Downey, Jr.
My review with some spoilers. http://www.backofthehead.com/2009/12/sherlock-holmes.html
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| #2 Posted on 29.12.09 2331.43 | Instant Rating: 2.88 | I had no inclination to watch this movie at all, and was dragged to it by my fiance'. I had to thank her when we left, it was so much better, clever and more entertaining than I had ever thought it would be.
Jude Law is so BRITISH in his role. He's what I think of when I think "stuffy Brit" and he was just great in this.
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| #3 Posted on 1.1.10 1439.09 | Instant Rating: 6.74 | Congratulations to all for accidentally making a sequel to From Hell.
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| #4 Posted on 3.1.10 0825.50 | Instant Rating: 5.03 | Originally posted by Matt Tracker
Congratulations to all for accidentally making a sequel to From Hell.
Yeah, that thought occurred to me as well. Mainly, I thought the movie was fun, but it was so obviously the first act of a larger story that I was kinda unsatisfied at the end. I figure I'll probably like it more in a couple years after I've had a chance to see how the stuff with Moriarty plays out. By the way, does anyone know if/how many sequels have been greenlit already? | John Orquiola
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| #5 Posted on 3.1.10 1033.45 | Instant Rating: 5.24 | Originally posted by Tenken347
By the way, does anyone know if/how many sequels have been greenlit already?
Sherlock Holmes 2 is happening, that much I know. Whether it will be an adaptation of any of the books or an original Holmes vs. Moriarty story, that I don't know. I'm definitely game for more Holmes. | lotjx
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| #6 Posted on 3.1.10 1135.33 | Instant Rating: 1.58 | | I saw yesterday and I enjoyed it. Downey and Law did a great job in their roles and I liked how they had Holmes' inner monologue. Sets up great for a sequel and I do hope we get a Holmes' story like the Hound of Baskerville as the backdrop or subplot to the main Holmes vs. Moriarty. | danlewis84
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| #7 Posted on 3.1.10 1641.15 | | I can't remember where, but I saw an interview with RDJ saying he'd be content alternating between the roles of Sherlock Holmes and Tony Stark for the rest of his days. If only... |
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