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.
2011 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 Rachel McAdams Jared Harris Stephen Fry Paul Anderson Kelly Reilly Geraldine James Eddie Marsan 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 Furdik Show All…
Chas Jarrett Sirio Quintavalle Angela Barson Doug Oddy Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor Laya Armian Seth Maury Sara Trezzi Zai Ortiz
Sherlock Holmes 2, Sherlock Holmes : Le Jeu des ombres, Sherlock Holmes։ A Game of Shadows, Sherlock Holmes 2: O Jogo de Sombras
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.
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…
idk why hollywood thinks they can "my dear friend" me into believing these bitches arent gay like. no. shut up.
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
Flawed but always good fun.
The first is better.
Now just make the third one already.
The forest scene with the ending really makes this film.
I love Guy Ritchie but this is not my favourite work by him. I love how he takes you down these twists and turns no matter what’s going on. I don’t know how he came up with the forest scene, it’s just beautiful.
The theme song to the Sherlock films could easily be one of my all time favourites.
I'm not ashamed to admit that I really liked this sequel. Again, the attention to period-detail is fantastic and Downey Jr. is in top form. The plot is a bit convoluted at points, but who cares? It's fun!
The new supporting actress is too lacking in charm (how can there be such a well-behaved and quiet gypsy girl), coupled with the lack of the wonderful action scenes in the first movie, the whole rhythm lacks adjustment. But the adaptations of these last two scenes are better than the original and Sherlock in my opinion.
the first sherlock holmes is my favourite guy ritchie film, this is my least favourite. its fun until around just past the half way point, where i started to get bored. for some reason this film feels very long. the forest scene is the most zach synder thing i've ever seen, if only angelic music played over it
Needed something on while I attempted to do laundry in my current state, so I put this dud on.
Oof.
I remember really liking this one in the theaters; I must admit, Bobby DJ as Sherlock fucking works for me, and I remember these films being a ton of fun. Well one of them is anyway, and it ain’t this one. Turns out most of the clever stuff I remembered happened in the first one; Game of Shadows is one of the most egregiously bloated and uneven sequels I’ve ever seen; literally nothing here stands out from the first movie, and this thing draaaaaaagsss... my god it’s been a while since I’ve been this bored with a movie, and while…
An improvement on the first one in every way. Some truly breathtaking moments in this movie. Definitely not a masterpiece but it’s a ton of fun.
Going back and rewatching this, I remember that it just wasn't as good as the first one for a few reasons, but still, a really fun and silly film from Guy Ritchie is always nice to see in so many ways. The previous Sherlock Holmes film he did shooted Ritchie back into a position where a lot of people loved him, he was obviously loved for his early work on Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch (the latter of which I've seen and really need to rewatch), but ends up going to a place where a few of his films weren't as well received and didn't do all that well outside of the people who were going to…
Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows (4k)
Dir. Guy Ritchie
3/5
Not sure what it is about this one. The action scenes are solid. RDJ is still great as Sherlock. Just I didn't like this sequel as much as the first one. Just something seemed to be missing. I havent put my finger on it yet. I'm leaning towards that I didn't like Moriarty. But he wasn't bad enough to make the movie not as enjoyable so I still don't know. Just one of those sequels that weren't as good as the first.
I’m sorry. I have to crack just one more torture set to music joke:
Martin Vanger and Mr. Blonde are shaking their heads at Moriarty. “Bah, who’s this asshole? Everyone knows torture to opera is boring as fuck. Play some bangers like 70’s classic rock and the greatest hits of Enya.”
This movie never gets old.
After the teasing and buildup that appeared in Sherlock Holmes, I was really looking forward to seeing how Ritchie's Moriarty would hold up. I have to admit that despite having the same style and energy that the predecessor had, this film didn't hold up nearly as well and left me slightly disappointed. An okay effort but not as strong as the first film.
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