Happy Freaking New Years. I've decided to start this year with a review...because I have no life and I don't wish to spend it in a room filled with old people...which is hard considering I'm in Florida, Old People capital of the US. So let's begin, shall we?
Well, when I first saw the trailers for this movie, I couldn't really say much about it. I knew I would enjoy it because Robert Downey Jr. is just that fun of an actor, even after the drugs. But I didn't know why I would enjoy it. To me, it seemed like it was going to be something of a comedy and crime film. But I couldn't tell which. Was it going to be a serious crime flick with funny moments? Or was it going to be a comedy with a serious crime flick spread around in it like the mixture of peanut butter and jelly (don't know where that came from).
I've got to say, this movie surprised me. Not because it exceeded my expectations but because it blended comedy and seriousness well (something Michael Bay could take a few notes from). It was serious when it needed to be and it was funny when it needed to be and (here's the important part) it worked. It was able to blend the comedy and the serious aspects perfectly and it didn't feel like it detracted from the plot at all.
That said, it's Sherlock Holmes. We're talking about a man who goes around solving every crime that defies all logic and possibilities. There is no way that anyone can not look at this and just laugh at the sheer ridiculousness of the entire story. So what exactly am I saying? I have no idea, I'm writing this kind of fast over here while listening to Swanheart by Nightwish and am slowly becoming depressed.
But, what I think I'm trying to say is that this film, when taken as a piece of cinema, mixes the serious well with the comedy. As a adventure movie for the family, it definitely leans more towards the comedy, but not so much that you're laughing at every word coming out of Robert Downey Jr.'s scruffy beard and watch as it drips down his pecs that bulge and twitch and glisten with the water that is slowly being poured down his manly chest by Jude Law in a thong-
Sorry, forgot where I was going with that...
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I'M NOT GAY.
Anyways, this is definitely a must-see movie. Not because it's greatest film ever made and not because it will wow you like never before. It's because it is a fun movie that doesn't require you to turn off your brain. It's smart and charming, and Robert Downey Jr. gives a performance like Tony Stark in Iron Man. It also stays pretty close to how they were in the novels so if you're a Sherlock Holmes fan, you don't have much to worry about.
In closing, it's fun and I've run out of things to say. Happy New Years.
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