Go PAY ATTENTION! (though you may need to see it again to catch everything) by sak473 As with the first Holmes movie, you have to pay attention to the dialog and clues when you watch this movie. Even then, you're likely to miss thngs (and if you're like my wife and me, you'll have to...
Must Go! Smart, funny, visually stunning by englishmonster Why aren't more movies made with this wonderful combination of wit, action, and comedy? The acting was absolutely on the mark and the story was gripping. Go see it!...
Must Go! Best movie sequel! by sumhorns I loved the first Sherlock Holmes, but this one was EVEN BETTER! Lots of action, suspense, intrigue and comedy, set in a well-done staging and effects... great actors, great storyline, lots of moving...
67 Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman Yet here, as before, part of the movie's perversely cheeky design is that it throws away its own cleverness. Read full review
60 The Hollywood Reporter | Todd McCarthy After quite a few tedious detours and distractions, when the film finally gets down to the business of a climax at a gathering of elite European diplomats in a precariously perched Swiss mountain castle, it becomes not half-bad. Read full review
60 New York Daily News | Joe Neumaier The result ends up like an "SNL" skit: knowingly over-the-top but still fun. Read full review
50 Philadelphia Inquirer | Steven Rea Virtually every set-up and set-piece in this extravagantly tedious adventure is misleading, or worse, irrelevant. Read full review