I suppose Doyle formed his mind before cinema had any significant impact on how our minds work. Notice that Christie's crimes are many times a matter of understanding how things happened, spatially (murder on the orient express is the zenith of that). But, unlike for example anything by Agatha Christie, Doyle's cleverness is rooted in pure deductive logic, not on the mechanics of the world. That part is visual, and a good ground to invest a cinematic world. More than that, the character is a perfect piece invested in a clever, irresistible and fascinating world. Even when the deductions are over the top (which happens often!) one can't stop smiling at the cleverness. His deductions, the way he surrounds the worlds he investigates are a feast for thinking minds. I find the character fascinating, but i always felt it was more invested in literature, not cinema. Overall I think this film is great fun and I recommend it for ages 11+ (Although it could be higher or lower considering your child’s maturity and sensitivity to heavy violence.Somehow, i've always avoided the cinematic (or TV) presentations of Sherlock Holmes. There is some drinking, Sherlock sometimes becomes drunk and characters smoke. Frogs are shown briefly with their chests melted open due to a chemical reaction and one scene takes place in a slaughter house (the carcasses and heads of pigs are shown which may be frightening to younger viewers.) A man is shown ‘possessed’ on the floor, moving violently and a young woman attempts to stab herself, a rats tail it removed. A mans body melts into his bathtub water, although the scene lasts, little is shown. Characters are shown dead in coffins with maggots, burning alive, and hanging from a noose, all of which instances are shown for a decent period of time. This version of Sherlock, played out as though it where a superhero movie, pared with an intelligent plot and great comedic moments is great fun for tweens and and adults alike, although there are a few things I would be aware of: the amount sexual content is kept very low, Sherlock is very briefly seen handcuffed naked to a bed, but his crotch is covered and the scene is played for comedic affect, other than that there is some minor flirting and kissing, a women undresses (her back is briefly shown.) The violence in this film is what you should be more weary of, bloody hand to hand action scenes are played in slow motion with detail to every injury and guns, knives, tazers and poisens are used. I personally preferred the sequel.įor intense sequences of violent action including intense images and brief suggestive material. Quality(opinionated): A good reboot of the stories, with good action and a very engaging story. Positive Role Models And Representations(2/5): Greed is balanced by Holmes' good nature, despite him having a questionable attitude towards many thing. Positive Messages(2/5): Messages about creativity, being aware of your surroundings, courage, and friendship. Blackwood's hanging in the beginning was false, and we then see him hanged at a dock by accident, his corpse is seen hanging. An explosion occurs at a slaughterhouse filled with dead animals, and Holmes and Watson's injuries are later seen. A man is lit on fire, and another is drowned quite brutally. One long extended fight between Sherlock and Dredger results in a ship in construction falling into the sea and destroying a building. Violence(4/5): Graphic, brutal fistfights throughout with focus on tons of painful things such as broken bones and spitting blood, including guns being fired. A brief innuendo.ĭrinking, Drugs, And Smoking(2/5): Pipe smoking and infrequent beer drinking. A woman undresses and her nude back is seen but nothing else. Sex(3/5): Sherlock is handcuffed to his bed nude with pillows covering his private parts, and a woman is disgusted after she assumes sexual intent. Language(1/5): One use of "bugger", "arse", "damn", "hell", and "bastard". Sherlock Holmes is a 2009 mystery action movie directed by Guy Richie and starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Mark Strong, Rachel McAdams, Kelly Reilly, Eddie Marsan, and Hans Matheson.
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