![]() ![]() a lively and at times percussive mix that just highlighted the excitement. Guy Ritchie did a great job of mixing humor and danger, and the choice to go with Hans Zimmer for the music was a winner - I absolutely loved the choices they made for the soundtrack. One of my favorite lines from the movie (by Holmes) was when he talked about "twisting facts to suit theories when one should twist theories to suit facts." Reminded me of a little worldwide debate going on at the moment. Downey plays the role as a tortured genius - he is just so much smarter than everyone else and so in tune with discerning the details of what is going on around him (to the point of distraction) that it makes him quite anti-social and reclusive. He was fascinating to watch with all his personality quirks and you could almost see the gears turning in his head when his deductive powers kicked into high gear. in the role - but with him in it, we have in this movie one of the most interesting characters I've seen on screen since Brad Pitt played Tyler Durden in Fight Club. I don't know how well this film would have worked were it not for Robert Downey Jr. Of course Holmes must piece together how Blackwood manages to come back to life and has to try to figure out what he is up to and stop him. I'll share the film's trailer below and would love to hear from you about your take on what you thought if you've seen the movie for yourself.Blackwood is captured but even behind bars he is menacing, intimidating and full of confidence - despite the fact he is sentenced to hang, he assures Holmes that he will be resurrected and will kill again prior to bringing about great change in the world. As for this mom, I enjoyed the movie immensely and would definitely recommend it to adults who love a good mystery and don't mind a fight scene or two thrown in. If you would like to read a complete, professional review by written from a Catholic perspective, I recommend this one by John Mulderig of the USCCB. It's likely that this film could have taken a few more liberties and easily earned an R rating, so I was pleased that it was a film I could share with my older teens. There is one scene in the film which is sexually suggestive, but as a whole adult themes are relatively minor. The film earns its ratings for some intense action scenes that had me squirming and covering my eyes, but the violence never seemed overly gratuitous and in fact could likely have gone farther. ![]() ![]() I could easily watch the film again, since I'm sure I missed some key pieces of evidence that didn't get past Sherlock. This is not an easy film - expect to put a little brain power into figuring out the twists and turns along the way. But there's a lot of sleuthing work that leads to this conclusion, and keeping up with Holmes' intuitive skills can be mentally challenging. But I will say that the film in no way glorifies the occult, and that the movie's conclusion removes any doubt that the dark arts hold absolutely no real power. Satanic activity and the occult are a key part of the mystery here, and I don't want to spoil the ending for you. Most incredible for me was the intelligent way in which the story played out, with Holmes' incredible attention to even the most minute of details as a key to his success in unlocking the mystery at hand. Being a lover of London, I found the movie to be lavishly filmed and beautiful to watch. Their friendship and partnership was a central component of the film's plot and truly worked for me. The chemistry between Downey Jr.'s Holmes and Jude Law's Dr. Realizing then that this film is for mature viewing audiences only, I have to say I completely loved it. Let me say up front that the film is rated PG-13 and classified as A-III - adults by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, making this film completely inappropriate for kids and young teens - I wish the woman in line in front of me had heeded that review prior to dragging her two year old into the film! Yesterday, we braved long lines at our local multiplex to take in the new Sherlock Holmes film starring Robert Downey Jr. ![]()
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