Movies: Sherlock Holmes

Movie nights with friends are the best!

I just came from Ayala Glorietta and watched Sherlock Holmes with Sig, Rox, Bro, Weng, Simi and Da. Before we went to screen the movie, we went first to MetroBadminton to play badminton from 1PM-5PM. Then, ate at Giligan's in Glorietta 5 before going to the cinema. The screening time was 7:50 PM.

I really do not have a strong recollection of Sherlock Holmes and his many exploits. I just happened to have a book that has a collection of the famous mystery cases solved by Sherlock Holmes. Thus, I went to the cinema with little to no complete knowledge of what I will be watching. But I still obliged. I am particularly interested in Robert Downey, Jr.'s portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and their on-screen chemistry of Jude Law (Dr. Watson).

I will not be spoiling the plot and climax of the movie in this post as that will make me a loser. Go see it for yourself. It's worth the bucks.

I am pleased in the way the story was delivered in the movie. For a non-Sherlock fan, I was able to understand the way Sherlock behaves and his social demeanors. Dr. Watson is Sherlock's alter-ego and this was pretty much evident in the movie. It's amusing to catch Law and Downey together on-screen. Their tandem works and it provided the movie a good balance brought by the two characters. 

One thing, though, that I had a hard time while watching was catching up with the lines thrown by the movie characters. The lines were either delivered very fast or very soft. I definitely need to watch the movie again with subtitles. This way, I can really make out the dialogues in the movie. It would also possibly help if subtitles were allowed in the cinemas. =D

Over all, the director, Guy Ritchie (Madonna's husband), made a decent film out of a very popular book hero. I give it a 3 out of 5 rating. :)

Below is the movie's official trailer from Youtube: