Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

3.33
    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
    2011

    Synopsis

    There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.

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    Cast

    • Robert Downey Jr.Sherlock Holmes
    • Jude LawDr. John Watson
    • Noomi RapaceMadam Simza Heron
    • Jared HarrisProfessor James Moriarty
    • Rachel McAdamsIrene Adler
    • Eddie MarsanInspector Lestrade
    • Kelly ReillyMary Morstan
    • Stephen FryMycroft Holmes
    • Paul AndersonColonel Sebastian Moran
    • Geraldine JamesMrs. Hudson

    Recommendations

    • 83

      Tampa Bay Times

      Ritchie stages plenty of gunfights and beatdowns to satisfy action fans, pausing to consider the beauty of violence before resuming speed and piling on more.
    • 80

      Empire

      A sequel confident in what it's about - bigger, better, funnier, without stretching the joke.
    • 75

      ReelViews

      A Game of Shadows is a stronger, better realized movie that builds upon the strengths of the original and jettisons some of the weaknesses.
    • 70

      Variety

      While director Guy Ritchie's excesses and modern concessions -- among them a lot of explosions -- remain intact, the parts of this second "Sherlock Holmes" are considerably more rewarding.
    • 60

      The Hollywood Reporter

      After quite a few tedious detours and distractions, when the film finally gets down to the business of a climax at a gathering of elite European diplomats in a precariously perched Swiss mountain castle, it becomes not half-bad.
    • 60

      Time Out

      Shadows still functions as a study in superior sequel-itude, building a fine showcase for a reimagined character and the compelling, twitchy dynamo playing him. Should Ritchie ever learn to be elementary instead of epileptically overwrought, he may one day do proper justice to both.
    • 60

      Arizona Republic

      Ultimately, the best relationship in the movie remains that of Holmes and Watson, which is to say, Downey and Law. Their pairing is what makes the movie; the explosions and bells and whistles Ritchie employs are mere distractions.
    • 50

      Village Voice

      Lackluster screenwriting and the absence of actorly communion are breezed past with monotonous banter, as is the fleetingly visible plot.

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