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Second Viewing
Second viewing and a much, much, much more enjoyable one. Downey Jr is very believeable (I didn't pay attention to his accent this time round which is a good thing) and has a great chemistry with Law, Rachel McAdams is lovely and I love the Irish theme running throughout the film. Action felt much more engaging this time this time and I actually followed the plot, a clever one at that. Enjoyed the score too. A fun, fresh and entertaining update of the Holmes stories.
4/5
First Viewing
Before, I start, the 3 stars I am giving this film come from my head not my heart, as the cinema was very uncomfortable, not making me enjoy the film as much as I would have liked to.
I saw the film advertised and had no interest in seeing it. Sherlock Holmes bare-knuckle fighting? Robert Downey Jr? I admit I thought it was going to be quite poor. How wrong I was.
Downey Jr was fantastic capturing the eccentricity (and the accent) of Holmes to near perfection. The script is brilliantly intelligent and witty. The action is exciting and doesn't feel unnecessary as I thought it would. Rachel McAdams was decent too, other than looking gorgeous. Plus there was an extra that looked like Billy Connolly.
3/5
