<p>Just saw Sherlock Holmes last night-
Like Downey jr & Law in other things-( Zodiac & Talented Mr Ripley-haven’t seen McAdams in anything else), but hated Sherlock Holmes.</p>
<p>I don’t see a lot of movies so/because I am so nitpicky and while this was an independent theatre, I was disappointed that all the previews were for movies like Ironman part deux, Wolfman uno, blow up things to divert attention from the plot quatro, etc. etc.</p>
<p>Now I am not a chick flick sort of girl ordinarily.
Haven’t seen the Notebook, Bridges of Madison county, the Horse Whisperer, or Bridget Jones’s Diary et. all.</p>
<p>I do love Master and Commander, Highlander ( the original), Pulp Fiction and LOTR.
( well ok I also have Impromptu on my laptop- I *like *a story about relationships if it makes sense and it isn’t overtly manipulative)</p>
<p>But OMG
so many issues
The time spent Holmes predicting the progression of a fight, and then the “real life” enactment over again, took more time than his observation into the small details that could be clues.</p>
<p>It was supposed to be November in 19th century London yet several of the actors including Law and Downey Jr. were tan, or should I say orange. Distracting.</p>
<p>The set was very well designed I will give them that, I can’t speak for the costuming, but the tone of the buildings were important to make the setting believable.</p>
<p>The rooms, the streets it all evoked very gritty, industrial London- I longed for a story like The Alienist ( although that was set in NYC)</p>
<p>I know that " explosives" are apparently part of attracting audiences, but there were some scenes that were completely extraneous and even nonsensical to the storyline.</p>
<p>( For instance the whole thing with the French giant and the ship- he was running away, why chase him?- )</p>
<p>The interaction between Law and Downey jr, was good, they obviously had developed a rapport and they would be fun to see in another " buddy movie"
BUT NOT A SEQUEL. ( although with the closing line of " oh- it’s * moriarty* they could have just added a " opening Christmas 2010 "to the credits)</p>
<p>Maybe some thing with sharper dialogue like the Odd Couple.
( we already know which one Holmes would be)
The scenes in their rooms at Bakers street, gave much needed depth to the movie, but it made me wonder what scenes had been cut, and if anything different could have come out of it.</p>
<p>The whole Lord Blackwood villain emphasis was weak to me, for it to have worked, you would have to get an inkling of dread or fear that London was supposedly enduring from the spate of murders, but there was little backstory to give info about the victims or the previous efforts to catch him.</p>
<p>And the supernatural twist by this point is so '08 
- I lost interest in Harry Potter long ago, haven’t even read the last few books or seen the film and while I did enjoy Miss Pettigrew lives for a Day, I do not remember Mark Strong in it( oh he owned the nightclub) & I don’t think he believes * himself*, as Voldemort.</p>
<p>So frustrating- our tv isn’t set up to play movies- I love to be engrossed in a good film- but I can’t remember when I saw one in a theatre I really loved or even want to see again.
:(</p>
<p>I guess I shouldn’t complain, our area at least plays smaller films whose studios don’t expect the big returns that the movies with big stars are supposed to bring in, but lately it seems like the small films are really depressing, and in an era where life is a little strenuous, a film that isn’t so much of a downer would be nice.</p>
<p>( but no- blowing up things does not count as entertainment unless you are a pyro)</p>
<p>So those of you who are really picky about inconsistencies in movies despite yourself ( I know you are out there), please tell me about something you have liked lately.
( or crab about a disappointment)</p>