"The game is afoot" or should I say movie? This Christmas, Hollywood gave us the present of Sherlock Holmes, staring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, and Rachel McAdams. This movie is a fast paced, high action adventure that never slows down. With some humorous banter between Holmes and Watson and the unquestionable good looks of Holmes this movie would seem to have it all...
When first hearing that there was going to be a new Sherlock Holmes movie, I was ecstatic. Then when I saw the trailer I became a little wary of what they had done to the Holmes character. There have been so many adaptions of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, but this one is by far the most edgy and loose interpretation. This is no suave and methodical Holmes, playing the violin in thoughtful silence. Instead he is more brawn then brains; from beating up villains with fists and sticks to wearing nothing but his pantaloons while participating in a boxing match.
- Here are some comparisons between the new Sherlock Holmes and the original.
New Version- Robert Downey Jr.
Original Version- Basil Rathbone
Overall it is really a good movie, as long as you look at it with an open mind. If I compare the original and new version, I prefer the Sherlock Holmes played by Basil Rathbone in every way possible. Yet if I view this movie as if it's the first Sherlock Holmes movie I have ever seen and let it stand completely alone, it becomes a good movie.
Hopefully the rumored sequel will be more true to the original...even if just a bit.
