I know, Sherlock Holmes is old and all, but I just saw it and that's all that matters.
Sherlock- Robert Downey Jr. rocks as Sherlock Holmes. He is everything you wish Sherlock could be. Too smart for everyone else, funny, a smartass, yet can still fight and not look like a dude from High School Musical doing it. Jude Law is an awesome Watson, the casting is perfect. Rachel McAdams is eye candy, but actually talented, which is terrific. The movie I really enjoyed and thought it was very well done. It dibble-dabbles with the occult, which is always a bad idea, but Holmes outsmarts it, so that makes me happy.
The premise is Holmes and Watson track down a "serial" killer who has murdered 5 women and is on his way to #6 when Watson and Holmes dish out a shit-kicking and save her. Criminal is "hanged", returns from the grave to wreak havoc and have great charisma. It's very well done and Un-Guy Ritchie like with random tales intertwining into one. SEE THIS FILM
Bottom line: 8.8 out 10. Would score higher, but there's a lot of what the fuck moments that I don't particularly buy, even after the scientific explanation.
EDGE OF DARKNESS: Let me preface this by saying DO NOT SEE IF YOU AREN'T PREPARED FOR FUCKED UP VIOLENCE. Mel's daughter doesn't get shot and killed as much as utterly eviscerated by a shotgun blast at near point blank. Mel Gibson is unreal and completely believable as a Lenny Dysktra tough BAHSTIN (Boston) cop who is unfazed by anything. You don't really get much background on him and the story clips right along (example his daughter is splattered within 8 minutes). Mel Gibson carries the film like he has to and, despite being bat shit insane, he is AWESOME. His daughter worked for a large, independent biological/nuclear weapons company who is REALLY suspect. Mel tries to unravel her murder and get his questions answered, and make the fuckers who did it pay, which is the best parts of the film. if you like the thought of Mel kicking ass and taking names, not giving a fuck, see this immediately. I really liked it because I don't mind violence and love Mel Gibson tattooing fists on people.
Bottom line: 8.6 out of 10. I liked it more than Holmes, but I'm sure most others won't. I'm a little more desensitized than most I'm guessing. If I were rating it solely on myself I'd put it at 9.2 out of 10. I was a HUGE fan.
Jude Law was utterly fantastic. The rest of the movie could have blown chunks and Jude Law's performance would have salvaged that movie for me. By the way, the way they showed Holmes' thought process? Very Guy Ritchie and very amazing. Easily my favorite part of the film.
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