The Sherlock Holmes Movie

[madrobins]

This is not Conan Doyle's Holmes. Nor Jeremy Brett's, nor Laura King's nor...well, never mind. It's Holmes as Action Hero (with the kung-fu grip). Once I let that go, it was surprisingly fun, and the byplay between Holmes and Watson was just delicious. Also: Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law (what's not to like?). Could have done with Irene Adler's name being pronounced properly. Could have wished she wasn't an international thief (!). But the only thing that just grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and pulled me right out of the movie was the long, sloppy side-bang worn by Mary Morstan when she meets Holmes for the first time. They never got her hair right.

That's the worst I can say; it was pretty enjoyable. Avocado thought it was just swell.