(2011, Guy Ritchie)
Not as crisply executed as the first film, this story follows an actual Holmes tale (the Final Problem) much more closely than the initial Holmes outing. Here we get to see Holmes square off with arch-nemesis James Moriarity (played by Jared Harris). There is some good action and fun banter between Jude Law's wonderful Watson and Robert Downey, Jr.'s Holmes. Noomi Rapace (of Girl With the Dragon Tattoo fame) works well as a gypsy fortune teller caught up in revolutionary politics. Paul Anderson as the diabolical crack shot Sebastian Moran is well cast. An enjoyable romp with a good score by Hans Zimmer. This film also introduces Stephen Fry (Jeeves and Wooster) as a brilliantly, nay definitively, cast Mycroft Holmes-- Sherlock's older, smarter brother. A surprising commentary on the rise of the military industrial complex. (6/7)
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