Sherlock Holmes

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  • Opened December 25, 2009 
  • 2 hr 8 min
  • PG-13 | for intense sequences of violence and action, some startling images and a scene of suggestive material
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 14+. More on child suitability

  • In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous characters, Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson embark on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes battles as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan, Kelly Reilly
  • Director: Guy Ritchie
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama

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by jamalmccall

Nice Action, but a little hard to keep up with the English accent. I prefer less talking and more fighting. Its worth seeing....

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I liked the first one better

by MedRed

But this was almost as good. great action and funny as well....

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Sherlock Holmes Movie Review

by Asianfreak

100 out of 100 Exciting, smart and action-packed!...

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New York Daily News
| Joe Neumaier

Downey has a winning take on Holmes: He's always on. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

It pleases me to report, then, that Downey brings his brain, his wit, and his gift for intelligent underplaying, even as he understands he has been hired to play Sherlock Holmes, action hero. Read full review

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Wall Street Journal
| Joe Morgenstern

The movie as a whole is clever, and conspicuously overwrought. But Mr. Downey's performance is elegantly wrought; he's as quick-witted as his legendary character, and blithely funny in the lovers' spats—all right, the mystery-lovers' spats—that Holmes keeps having with Jude Law's witty Dr. Watson. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Sherlock Holmes is an odd amalgam, a top-heavy light entertainment that keeps throwing things at you and doesn't seem too concerned with whether they stick. Read full review

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Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes in "Sherlock Holmes."