Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
A new Sherlock Holmes story which incorporates parts of Conan Doyle's The Final problem, in which Holmes and Watson attempt to stop Professor Moriarty and his (extremely) intricate plot to initiate war throughout Europe.
Robert Downey Jr returns in this second Holmes film from director Guy Ritchie. Again this is more comic book romp than actual Conan Doyle adaption and the film's entertainment value once more relies on the chemistry between Jude Law's Dr. Watson and Downey's mercurial Holmes than it does on actual plot.
At over two hours in length it's surprising that Holmes mainstays Irene Adler, Inspector Lestrade, Mycroft Holmes and Watson's new wife Mary are all given short shrift despite the film feeling over long, although Jared Harris makes for a decent if not definitive Moriarty.
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