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Sherlock Holmes (2009)

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Reviews Counted:216

Fresh:150

Rotten:66

Average Rating:6.2/10

Consensus: Guy Ritchie's directorial style might not be quite the best fit for an update on the legendary detective, but Sherlock Holmes benefits from the elementary appeal of a strong performance by Robert Downey, Jr.

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Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for intense sequences of violence and action, some startling images and a scene of suggestive material

Runtime: 2 hr. 14 min.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Theatrical Release: Dec 25, 2009 Wide

Box Office: $208.7M

Synopsis: Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of... Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. [More]

Starring: Dominic Keating, Gareth David-Lloyd, Ben Syder, William Huw

Starring: Dominic Keating, Gareth David-Lloyd, Ben Syder, William Huw, Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan, Kelly Reilly, Robert Maillet, Geraldine James, William Houston, Hans Matheson, James Fox, William Hope, Clive Russell, Oran Gurel, David Garrick, Kylie Hutchinson, Andrew Brooke, James Stephens, Sebastian Abineri, John Kearney, Tom Watt, James Greene, Terry Taplin, Andrew Greenough, Bronagh Gallagher, Michael Jenn, Ned Dennehy

Director: Guy Ritchie

Director: Guy Ritchie
Screenwriter: Paul Bales, Guy Ritchie, Anthony Peckham, Simon Kinberg
Producer: Susan Downey, Dan Lin, Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow

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REVIEWS FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES

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Le film de Guy Ritchie livre la marchandise, même s'il semble souvent pris entre deux époques...

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment 1 Comment
Jul 22, 2010
Jean-François Vandeuren
Jean-François Vandeuren
Panorama

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Full Review Source: Movieline | comment Comment
Jul 6, 2010
Michelle Orange
Michelle Orange
Movieline

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Full Review Source: Movies.com | comment Comment
Jul 6, 2010
Dave White
Dave White
Movies.com
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Jul 6, 2010
Kamal  'The Diva' Larsuel
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
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Full Review Source: Film.com | comment Comment
Jul 6, 2010
Laremy Legel
Laremy Legel
Film.com
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Ritchie doesn't disappoint, and, if you go in with modest expectations, neither does Sherlock Holmes.

Full Review Source: DCist | comment Comment
Jul 4, 2010
Ian Buckwalter
Ian Buckwalter
DCist

Like Ritchie's best films, this gets the job done as both an intriguing plot puzzle and a bouncy, entertaining romp.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
May 16, 2010
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

It's entertaining, but it's also a bit goofy -- Holmes here is a Victorian 007.

Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
May 1, 2010
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

Proof that Guy Richie can still make good films, though it's not without flaws.

Full Review Source: Fan The Fire | comment Comment
Apr 15, 2010
Sam Bathe
Sam Bathe
Fan The Fire

The whole movie is kind of old-fashioned but also kind of modern at the same time, and I think that contrast is a big part of its appeal.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
Apr 2, 2010
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

A character known for his supreme intelligence should not be trapped in such a dumbed-down plot.

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Apr 2, 2010
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Guy Ritchie's noisy steampunk mauling of Arthur Conan Doyle's character is great galloping fun if ultimately slighter and less nervy than we might have hoped. Still, Robert Downey Jr. is great fun to watch and Jude Law has a clue.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
Apr 2, 2010
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Sherlock Holmes is neither a cookie-cutter blockbuster nor insulting to the source material.

Full Review Source: What Would Toto Watch? | comment Comment
Mar 31, 2010
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
What Would Toto Watch?

Sherlock Holmes is ingenious and irreverent, flush with the attitude of unlikely director Guy Ritchie.

Full Review Source: Moving Pictures Magazine | comment Comment
Mar 25, 2010
Annlee Ellingson
Annlee Ellingson
Moving Pictures Magazine

What Ritchie and Downey do is embroider and magnify the traits Conan Doyle had already given the characters.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
Mar 19, 2010
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

"The most pleasant surprise I've had at the movies since Star Trek."

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Weekly | comment Comment
Mar 19, 2010
Sean Burns
Sean Burns
Philadelphia Weekly

Ritchie mounts some impressively exciting action sequences, then bathes everything in dingy browns and grays to achieve an unappealing Victorian griminess.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment 2 Comments
Mar 12, 2010
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

Más que un relato detectivesco (la trama "policial" es lo menos convincente e interesante de la película) se trata de una entretenidísima comedia en la que Sherlock Holmes y John Watson son algo así como Starsky y Hutch en el Londres victoriano.

Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment Comment
Feb 19, 2010
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

A stylish, frisky film that sets up the franchise deftly

Full Review Source: Windy City Times | comment 1 Comment
Feb 8, 2010
Richard Knight
Richard Knight
Windy City Times

A re-thinking of the Sherlock Holmes character works for the most part thanks to Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law. The game is definitely afoot. Paul Chambers, CNN.

Full Review Source: CNNRadio | comment 1 Comment
Feb 2, 2010
Paul Chambers
Paul Chambers
CNNRadio
 
 
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