What am I really happy about in the new Sherlock Holmes movie? The fact that they didn’t stick a lame “2” beside the title. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Thrones is yet another witty installment in the Holmes series directed by Guy Ritchie (known for Snatch and…stuff you’ve never heard of)
Much like the first one, you don’t really see Holmes “solving” the case; rather, he zooms in on objects that will eventually be used in his solution to kick the villains’ ego down. Or, to solve the case. With some elements of a “who-dunnit,” the new movie has a lot of great suspenseful scenes. You’re already been introduced with the person who is suspected of a huge crime, a professor who respects Holmes but threatens him and Watson if the professor were to be pursued.
Holmes, with his witty banter and seriously crazy moves, convinces Watson to join him in one last case (although Jude Law probably isn’t done with being Watson yet) and ditching his honeymoon with his new wife. The duo has to team up with a gypsy named Sim to figure out why her brother sent her a letter, and where he is. I can’t really say much more about the plot, but I’ve got to say that it’s at the same level of awesome plot as the first movie.
Sequels usually flop, but I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this one. There were slow areas in the movie, but eventually you get so involved with the plot that you begin to get a bit emotional. Yes, in a Robert Downey Jr. film, I shed a tear (or two). The action is very entertaining and Downey’s voice overs are so tantalizing. I think they made the second movie easier to follow, as they had more zoomed-in moments of key elements as well as just anything Holmes sees. As he puts it, he has a curse where he notices everything; and boy, that must be the worst super power ever. On one hand, you can solve cases like no other dude, but on the other hand… you get absolutely no break.
I think Holmes gets lonely and bored without trying to solve a case and kick some bad guys around. All I’ve got to say is that I came in not knowing the plot, but much like the first film, you’ll be filled with two hours of entertainment. And the awesome one-liners from both Watson and Sherlock. And although the conclusion to the case was a little less epic than the first movie, there are more “What, seriously?” moments that make up for it! *Mini spoiler* And since you had one scene in the first film where you thought Watson died… well, expect something heart-shattering like that in the second film.
So since you have time, go and watch the movie in all its glorious big-screen-ness.
Verdict
Plot – 8/10
Characters – 9/10
Visuals – 8.5/10
Music – 8/10
Total – 8.5/10
