A handful of my cousins and I have, over the years, developed a small Christmas tradition out of heading off the the movies after the festivities have long died down - after the Christmas crackers have been popped, after too much food has been eaten, and after mounds of wrapping paper have been left to line the living room floor.
Last night, in true Christmas spirit, our small group headed off, through the rain, to watch the recently released 'Sherlock Holmes' starring Robert Downey Jnr and Jude Law (yumm!). About ten minutes into the film I thought to myself 'I need to write a blog entry about this movie.' I found the filming techniques to be really original and super effective. Ritchie moves between slow - mo and real time quite a bit in the movie, but not the the extent that it became cumbersome or predictable. Basically, the movie is about Holmes (Downey Jnr) and his pseudo-side-sick Dr. Watson (Law), and their efforts to solve a case involving a bunch of creepy high-powered guys and their super-creepy-voldemort-esque ring leader who is engaging in black magic and killing a lot of people.
Can I just say here, that this film confirms my theory that any film featuring Downey Jnr is a film worth watching. His performance is first-class. As per usual (in my opinion). He is completely believable as this ingenious, meticulous, slightly insane detective. What makes him even more credible as an actor is that he does all his stunts himself, I love that. Downey Jnr and Law work off each other flawlessly, the two are a top comedic act, but the depth of the relationship the characters' share is palpable.
The only set back is that there is a LOT of fast talking and quick scenes, it is a little confusing in the beginning...I think I may need to watch this one a second time just to get a grasp on the scenes that slipped by me.
I totally recommend it though, it is a far cry from the two-dimensional, crass films that dominate the current film industry... and it has Jude Law in it, which is never a bad thing ;)
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