It does one better than its previous version. Substance takes a bit of a beating over style (read as humour/action here). Should you go expecting the film to replicate whatever’s in the Conon doyle’s version, you are in for a disappointment. At some point you find yourself wondering if they’ll stick to the book at least for the end saga, which they actually do.
A series of bombings take place in Europe seemingly on the verge of a world war, with the nations blaming each other for the bombings, while the ingenious Sherlock (Downey jr.) sees a different hand as usual (in Watson’s- Jude law-words),that of professor James moriarty (Jamed harris) a ,Sherlock equal (which is by the way never proved except in say one instance at the very end), who wants to see a world war so he could sell arms and make good money. How Sherlock & Watson – on yet another “last” adventure – stop Moriarty forms the rest of the movie.
The impending wedding of Watson, the presence of Irene Adler (Rachel Mc Adams) – yeah , the one Sherlock lets slip in “the scandal in Bohemia”- and Sherlock’s brother (Stephen fry) tries to add to the drama. I thought Sherlock falling for the Irene Adler part, the sentimentality associated with it and Hans Zimmer’s score in those scenes (which were otherwise fine) all combined a bit too much to take. Aberration? There’s very little of the cat-mouse battle between Sherlock – James, though you don’t really miss it and just wish it were there, thanks to Sherlock – Watson combine. Stephen fry has nothing much to do and is wasted.
Whatever made Sherlock 1 work is all there and some more in game of shadows. (no idea why “game of shadows”). The jokes , a brisk screenplay, Downey charisma all over, Downey- Law exchanges, some really splendid cinematography all make Sherlock 2 work.a good film nevertheless. Worth all your time and money. 75/100.
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