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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jan 23, 2012
Pros: Harris, Downey, and Law put forth the effort
Cons: Too much style, not enough story
Summary: Sherlock Holmes is on the case again in Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows. Sherlock (Robert Downey, Jr.) is still pursuing Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams), even though she is now working for Dr. James Moriarty (Jared Harris). Sherlock already ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 8, 2013
Pros: …
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Summary: There’s a certain image I have of Sherlock Holmes. As I said in the review of the first movie, Robert Downey, Jr., doesn’t quite fit that image. This isn’t to say that casting him in the 2009 movie about Holmes was a bad ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 26, 2012
Pros: Holmes; Law; humor; creative cinematography and music
Cons: Relies a tad bit more on pyrotechnics than plot
Summary: In 2009, the most iconic literary detective of all time got a stylish update in the Guy Ritchie directed film Sherlock Holmes. Holmes, of course, is no stranger to television ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 14, 2012
Pros: None.
Cons: Unreal, too much action, pretty much plotless.
Summary: I just watched the newest rendition of Sherlock Holmes (if you can call it that...) entitled Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows. I happen to be a big fan of the old stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about a super intelligent ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 18, 2012
Pros: *Good performances all around
*Fast and fun
Cons: *Not much depth
*Hardly any detectiving to be found
Summary: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is the sequel of the 2009 hit film Sherlock Holmes, directed by the british director Guy Ritchie. Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law both make a return appearance as Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson, ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 21, 2012
Pros: great visuals
amazing acting
memorable plot
good story progression
Cons: Some people may have touble keeping up
bad/ predictable ending.
Summary: Hey guys, theTomas117 here and today I'm going to review the movie Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows for you. First off, the acting was really quite amazing. Robert Downey Jr. was as amazing as ever, managing to bring Sir Dyle's character ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 21, 2012
Pros: Wonderfully well acted.
Cons: Busy sets. Busy plot.
Summary: "Perhaps you've heard of me. My name is Sherlock Holmes." In the chaotic world of 1891 ("STORM CLOUDS BREWING OVER EUROPE") the redoubtable Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) is on the case ("ANARCHISTS BOMB STRATFORD ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 2, 2012
Pros: Well done action and visual affects. Lots of humor. Interplay between Holmes/Moriarty & Holmes/Watson.
Cons: Could use more mystery, actually have Holmes in detective mode.
Summary: I don't know about anyone else, but when I think of the character "Sherlock Holmes", I always have in mind a tall, rigid man whose face yields no emotion and constantly holds a pipe in its mouth and whose hand holds a magnifying glass up to his face as ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 28, 2011
Pros: Fun adventure with classic characters
Cons: Story could be tighter. A bit too much slow motion in some scenes
Summary: The new take on the classic character of Sherlock Holmes from two years ago proved to be quite divisive. Some fans of the original stories hated how much the character had changed. Personally, I knew he was very different, but I loved the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 28, 2011
Pros: Robert Downey Jr., Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris.
Cons: Stupid.
Summary: I did not have high hopes for this movie. I enjoyed the first installment of the Guy Ritchie/Robert Downey Jr. ‘Sherlock Holmes’ adaptation, but only because a) I’d watch Robert Downey Jr. brush his teeth, b) it was occasionally ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 27, 2011
Pros: The last 15 minutes, Robert Downey Jr's charisma.
Cons: The middle 60 minutes, mediocre script, dumbed down scenes.
Summary: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is a whimsical cartoonish sequel starring Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes, and Jude Law as Doctor Watson, as they take on Holmes’ arch nemesis, Professor Moriarity (Jared Harris) with the assistance of Mycroft ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 25, 2011
Pros: Jared Harris as Moriarty.
Cons: Bloated and unfocused. Jared Harris is wasted as Moriarty.
Summary: Your overall enjoyment of Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows depends on your answers to the following questions? Are you immune to Hollywood excess? Do you mind it when an absolutely extraordinary sequence between two gifted ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 24, 2011
Pros: Cinematography, acting, solid plot
Cons: drags in spots, and plot might be too intricate or convoluted for some.
Summary: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows does not disappoint. It had the same type of convoluted plot as the first movie, the same use of slow motion and effects as the first, and the distant world-view of Robert Downey, Jr.’s Sherlock ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 23, 2011
Pros: Very entertaining.
Cons: Kind of a busy script in places.
Summary: Possibly the best of the Robert Downey, Jr.-Jude Law collaborations into the world of the famous detective, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows rawks the world of slightly-pre-20th-century England and Europe, all in a chase, Moriarty or less, of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 17, 2011
Pros: Wonderful direction, cinematography, acting, soundtrack and set design
Cons: Tedious dialogue at times, color correction issues and some script issues
Summary: After seeing the first Sherlock Holmes again, I was very excited to see the sequel “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”. Being a big fan of the director Guy Ritchie and the headlining cast of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 16, 2011
Pros: Guy Richie's superb direction, Downy and Law together again.
Cons: How does Holmes grow out three days of stubble overnight?
Summary: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) Directed by Guy Richie Dr. John Watson: [as he watches Sherlock drinking embalming fluid] You're drinking embalming fluid? Sherlock Holmes: [exhales] Yes. Care for a drop? Dr. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 16, 2011
Pros: Downey Jr. Entertaining and interesting plot.
Cons: Some characters under used.
Summary: In 2009 the popular character Sherlock Holmes returned to the big screen with Robert Downey Jr. playing the detective. I really enjoyed the movie and have been looking forward to the sequel since I knew it ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 15, 2011
Pros: Great cast and action.
Cons: Takes some liberties with the character's history.
Summary: Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law return once again as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows“. In this installment, a series of bombings across Europe has positioned the nations of the ... read more
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Jan 27, 2012
Pros: Great actors/actresses.
Slo-mo scenes were clear and I could understand what was happening.
Good plot twists.
Cons: Too predictable.
Same or close to the same music.
Very bland colors.
Summary: After seeing Sherlock Holmes I was not satisfied to say the least, it was predictable, yet it still had me intrigued, I found it enjoyable to watch at some points, and boring at other points. In the end i would say it is a solid sequel to the first
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Dec 29, 2011
Pros: - Robert Downey Jr.
- Jude Law
Cons: - Rest of Cast
- Director
- Screenwriter
Summary: We went to see this movie on Christmas Day and had been waiting and anticipating to see it since it was released. But what a dissapointment it ended up being. The characters were blah, the pacing was terrible, and the plot and storyline overall
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