Saturday, January 9, 2010
did you guys know Madonna's ex-husband directed Sherlock Holmes? i've always only known Guy Ritchie as Madonna's (then) husband, i never knew he was actually a director! :)) in any case his directing was pretty commendable; although Rotten Tomatoes says that it didnt fit with the whole classic Holmes storytelling thing. i personally found it highly entertaining, but that's because if a movie has cheeky dialogue, unusual screenplay and of course catchy soundtracks (you go, Hans Zimmer, AGAIN), i'd be good with it. but i'm no Holmes stories geek and i can see why hardcore fans/longtime readers are disappointed. but of course, RDJ was so endearing! he could very well be the best part of the movie. kooky, scruffy smartass characters with personality defects are always so appealing...and sexy! (i.e House, Jack Sparrow, Dr Spencer Reid, L..etc)

i love that the charm of Sherlock Holmes was so modernized, the fact that he was turned into a jujitsu expert didnt bother me at all because i guess if thats what it takes to show how badass he is, then so be it. i also adored the use of Snyder-esque elements in the action scenes and how it was sometimes reminiscent of Burton's dark sense of humor. its too bad though that this movie wont probably be too memorable to many because its sort of an "in-the-middle" movie. i'd bet that there will be 2 kinds of people who would want to watch Sherlock Holmes, the ones who want to see the celluloid interpretation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective- meaning they expect a highly intellectual period film; and the ones who want to watch it for entertainment. the latter would probably appreciate the movie more because of RDJ's performance and the spunky cinematography...given that they get it, and by get it i mean they understand the plot, references and humor. the former crowd will probably be disappointed because of the lack of in-depth focus on the logic and deductive skills of the Sherlock Holmes. eitherway, since the movie tries to compromise with both crowds, it ends up leaving both not quite satisfied.

overall if one hasnt been waiting for this movie ever since its press release, or if he doesnt find RDJ's awesomness reason enough to watch, then i guess he can probably wait until it comes out on tv/dvd.

:P

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