Synopsis
The game is afoot.
There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.
Directed by Guy Ritchie
There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.
Robert Downey Jr. Jude Law Noomi Rapace Jared Harris Rachel McAdams Eddie Marsan Kelly Reilly Stephen Fry Paul Anderson Geraldine James William Houston Wolf Kahler Iain Mitchell Jack Laskey Patricia Slater Karima McAdams Richard Cunningham Marcus Shakesheff Mark Sheals George Taylor Michael Webber Mike Grady Alexandre Carril Victor Carril Thorston Manderlay Affif Ben Badra Daniel Naprous Lancelot Weaver Vladimir "Furdo" Furdik Show All…
Sirio Quintavalle Chas Jarrett Doug Oddy Laya Armian Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor Sara Trezzi Angela Barson Zai Ortiz Seth Maury
Markos Rounthwaite Franklin Mark Henson Nina Armstrong Sala Baker Jackson Spidell Charles Ramsay Ben Wright Tony van Silva Florian Robin Roy Taylor Andrew L Phillips Donna Williams Helen Steinway Bailey Ian Pead Derek Lea Ben Dimmock Holland Diaz Stuart St. Paul Stephen Rutherford William Willoughby Curtis Rivers Reg Wayment Alexander Temmink Christopher Slaughter Craig Frosty Silva John Street Jason Hunjan Tom Rodgers Rocky Taylor Chad Stahelski Richard Ryan Ray Nicholas Stephanie Lelievre Steen Young Matt Price C.C. Smiff Arran Topham Trevor Steedman Bean Peel Kim McGarrity Gary Kane Andy Wareham Sian Milne Rob Inch Jamie Millington Rob Cooper Nellie Burroughes Paul Howell Richard Dymer Keir Beck Sean Adames Chris Manger Stuart Frift Neil Finnighan James Embree Richard Bradshaw Andy Bennett Lloyd Bass Hiro Koda Alex Huynh Bobby Holland Hanton Glenn Foster Stuart Nicol Kai Martin Adam Kirley Richard Hansen Gary Connery Juliette Cheveley Mark Archer Guy List Tony Christian Andy Pilgrim Frank Henson Erol Mehmet Jeremy Marinas Nick Hobbs Annabel Canaven Lee Bagley Eric Oram Michele Laine Dean Forster Levan Doran Stuart Clark Kyle Gardiner Andy Butcher David Newton Peter Miles Casey Michaels Jo McLaren Paul Kennington David R. Grant Matt Da Silva Katharine Arnold Mark Southworth
Liberty Haynes Jenny Hammond Michele Barber Adrian Rigby Lesa Warrener Davina Lamont Claire Matthews Nikita Rae Sarah Downes
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can't believe I wasted my gay pun on the review for the first one when this film is so much gayer in every single way
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rachel mcadams gets killed off before the opening title and she's still the fourth-billed cast member on imdb......her power.....her influence.......
gimmicky as it can sometimes be i've always found the vision here of holmes as action deconstructionist strangely vivid and compelling if not faithful. it's broadly but quite convincingly woven into the psychology, relationships, politics and of course mechanized digital style. ritchie exuberantly visualizing the constantly shifting sea of layers and machinations with manic kineticism and an industrial aesthetic with the occasional steampunk gesture—this one in particular is a practically lyrical frenzy of small, moving parts where the literal gears of power and history are a collection of man-made tools and motions that contribute to a larger tapestry of huge, almost dreamlike destruction. features some of my favourite POV and slomo camerawork in a major studio movie honestly. anyway as with the other late-ritchie film hardly anybody talked about (Man From U.N.C.L.E.) this is surprisingly great/fun/stylish.
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Quick note:
An important reason why Sherlock wins the "game" is that he, unlike Moriarty, gives a crucial importance to the pawns. Mary and Simza are both characters that seemingly pose little to no threat to Moriarty's grander scheme, yet it's only through their efforts (Mary deciphering Moriarty's code, Simza stopping Rene) that Sherlock gains the upper hand before making his final move... and so the pawns are ultimately the ones that bring down Moriarty's/The King's operation.
Moriarty's failure is, as highlighted by Sherlock during their first encounter, his "acute narcissism and complete lack of empathy".
Every piece is important, and if you forget that for a second, you may as well surrender.
Really, I could ramble on about this…
Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law have one of the most underrated bromances ever put to screen. Would love to see these 2 pair up again sometime down the road
Practice what you preach. The characters here are supposed to be smart, and the movie actually shows that again and again.
At the end Sherlock and Moriarty are so far ahead in their chess game that they start playing without the board. Damn.
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➕On one hand I like that they made the gay subtext🌈 even more obvious than the original.
➖On the other hand how DARE they kill off Rachel McAdams before the title card😡.
I guess it evens out so 4 stars again🤷♀️. It's another fun action mystery🔎.
RDJ dresses in drag and that's pretty damn cool🫦💄.
I think BBC's Sherlock has spoiled me...
I used to love the Hollywood Sherlock Holmes films. Now, while still entertaining, they are like a handjob compared to BBC Sherlock. I like it, but you know what I really want. It's not as good as the real deal, Mr. Hollyfield.
Maybe I should say it like this...
Robert Downey Jr. is great as Sherlock.
Benedict Cumberbatch on the other hand, phenomenal and I can't see anyone else in the role.
Jude Law is great as John Watson.
Martin Freeman is excellent.
Irene Adler in this film is forgettable (seriously, no joke, I completely forgot Adler was in these).
Irene Adler on Sherlock is badass, and actually much hotter if you ask…
Flawed but always good fun.
The first is better.
Now just make the third one already.