Warning: Possible spoilersThis was a somewhat different portrayal of Sherlock Holmes than we have been accustomed to through literature; He was much more physical than intellectual. I thought this rendition of Holmes reminded me somewhat of Charlie Chaplain or inspector Closeau. Quite honestly, He didn't come across as particularly intellectual until the end, when, as usual in Holmes stories, he put all the clues together.
Holmes is pursuing Lord Blackwood, with the help of Watson and some involvement by Irene Adler, the only woman to have bested Holmes. Blackwood is attempting to takeover Parliament. The odd thing is that Blackwood was hung in the beginning of the movie :)
The movie itself relied more on action than special effects to entertain. It was, indeed, very entertaining.
Robert Downey Jr. was very good as Holmes, and Jude Law delivered a Dr. Watson who was much more intelligent and capable than the 'sidekick' portrayed in literature.
Not much in the way of content warnings. No objectionable language, but there was one scene where Holmes was naked, but his crotch was covered.
It appears likely there will be a sequel because in the end, Holmes receives a warning regarding Professor Moriarty, whom many of you will probably remember from Sherlock Holmes literature.
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Or maybe not. I was reading an article in our paper today that Guy Ritchie and Robert Downey Jr. have been dropping insinuations in their publicity junkets for the movie that Holmes could be homosexual, so much so that it has rather ticked off the woman who is the executor for the Conan Doyle literary estate. She was quoted in a British newspaper that if they don't knock it off on that theme, which really isn't in the books, she would be prepared to refuse permission for more films to be made.
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