Sherlock Holmes
A threat is on all of England and Sherlock and his partner must fight off the impending threat.
6 July 1950, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK
5 March 1986, New London, Connecticut, USA
19 July 1968, Sussex, England, UK
1954
17 November 1978, London, Ontario, Canada
September 24, 2012
There's plenty of fun and entertainment to be had from Guy Ritchie's take on the character for both fans of Doyle's work and for those just getting to know Holmes and Watson.September 30, 2011
The plot races and roars through a deliciously grungy combination of real sets and CGI for all sorts of big-action scenes in and around turn-of-the-century London.December 28, 2009
It's all knotted together, then unraveled with brio, by Holmes and Watson. There are fisticuffs galore, fiery combustion aplenty, and, yes, my dear reader, clever deduction.May 09, 2011
Proof that Guy Richie can still make good films, though it's not without flaws.December 28, 2009
Downey never winks -- heâ(TM)s too much of a pro for that -- but like the man heâ(TM)s playing, heâ(TM)s much, much smarter than the movie heâ(TM)s in.January 04, 2010
What was the thinking behind all this?December 28, 2009
By now we've seen so many good, bad, and indifferent Sherlocks that it's almost a relief to get something different, however wrongheaded. And there's no such thing as too much Downey.December 28, 2009
The very idea of handing him over to professional lad Guy Ritchie, to be played as a punch-throwing quipster by Robert Downey Jr., is so profoundly stupid one can only step back in dismay.November 05, 2011
... Bears the stamp of its director, Guy Ritchie, much more so than that of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ...March 30, 2011
Purists can, and certainly will, spend much time arguing how much is true to the material and how much was changed but the rest won't, and shouldn't care. The fact is, Sherlock Holmes is just down right entertaining.January 15, 2010
Despite a few laggard moments of slow going, Ritchie has pulled off an entertaining coup in giving us a Holmes for the 21st century by digging back to the 19th century original and adding a few bells and whistles.July 25, 2011
Ritchie provides big dumb fun, but it's hard to imagine worse casting than Bob Downey, Jr. Maybe Verne Troyer or RuPaul. Downey's self-important bluster and lousy accent ruin the film. But pleasing score from Hans Zimmer's team.