The cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead of Holmes as he spins a web of death and destruction-all part of a greater plan that, if he succeeds, will change the course of history. But Sherlock Holmes deduces that the prince has been the victim of murder-a murder that is only one piece of a larger and much more portentous puzzle, designed by Professor Moriarty. When the Crown Prince of Austria is found dead, the evidence, as construed by Inspector Lestrade, points to suicide. There is a new criminal mastermind at large-Professor Moriarty-and not only is he Holmes' intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may actually give him an advantage over the renowned detective. When the Crown Prince Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room. Maybe, the fact that Brad Pitt was suppose to play Holmes' arch enemy creates a sense of disappointment.Summary: Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room.
Here, he is dwarfed by the other players and the events. Needless to say, you might end up a wee bit disappointed with Professor Moriarty who has always been a larger than life figure in the Holmes scenario. once again walks away a scene stealer and Jude Law assiduously walks along. A bit of your brilliance blended with the vision of Doyle will subtly do the trick. Don’t transform Holmes into a totally new character from the one Arthur Conan Doyle conceived in the 1980s, Mr. But here we hardly get to see Holmes playing Rodin even for a moment and showing us how he reaches conclusions and places. For, Sherlock Holmes deductions were beyond the realm of normal intelligence. After all, we did love the intellectual scholar that lay beneath that hat and loved to follow his deduction when crimes occurred and solutions were needed. Here there is too strong a reinvention of our favourite detective. Too long a film that might make action buffs go wild with joy but for those who like their films with a bit of drama, they will end up with a hollow feeling. So where lies the problem? Too much action, infact it seems there is only action.
A word about the dialogues: Arresting, humourous and laced with Downey's characteristic sardonic wit. The visual appeal will not leave you disappointed nor will the plot which travels all across the globe and climaxes in a peace summit in Switzerland. Shot in dense, damp, depressing and dark London's foggy weather, the visuals show you only as much as you need to see. Other than that is the atmospherics of the film that are admirable. The film is a relentless action experience which gives enough to adrenaline hunters to get an overdose. Some of the action sequences which include a train fight (a war rather than a fight) with Holmes’ unconventional act against Watson’s newly wed wife, a forest escape, a pub brawl on Watson’s stag party, Holmes’ attempt to downsize an enemy whom he visualizes as a primate bird, are absolutely mesmerising. Hence, like the first film, Game Of Shadows also follows the same idiom of action cuts classically put together to create a fast paced, visually stunning film.
The only way the maverick director tells his stories is to go Lock Stock Smoking Barrels. Also, you can’t expect Guy Ritchie to lie low in his story telling.
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