Eccentric consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 10 wins & 31 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Downey never winks -- hea(TM)s too much of a pro for that -- but like the man hea(TM)s playing, hea(TM)s much, much smarter than the movie hea(TM)s in.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
28 Dec 2009
rotten:
The very idea of handing him over to professional lad Guy Ritchie, to be played as a punch-throwing quipster by Robert Downey Jr., is so profoundly stupid one can only step back in dismay.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
28 Dec 2009
fresh:
It's all knotted together, then unraveled with brio, by Holmes and Watson. There are fisticuffs galore, fiery combustion aplenty, and, yes, my dear reader, clever deduction.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
28 Dec 2009
rotten:
What was the thinking behind all this?
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
4 Jan 2010
fresh:
Despite a few laggard moments of slow going, Ritchie has pulled off an entertaining coup in giving us a Holmes for the 21st century by digging back to the 19th century original and adding a few bells and whistles.