Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

Such a frustrating disappointment

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

I was disappointed in the Sherlock Holmes movie. I just felt that there was too much mindless combat. It just went on and on and that annoying fiddle. Les combat more rich textured aerials of old London or some Victorian with a gorgeous library.

The first part was a brilliance and seeing to the end of it there were a lot of expectations from this movie. But unfortunately this seemed more like an extension of the 1st part with little add-ons for amusing the viewer. The fighting skill of Sherlock, his brilliance at finding evidence among others. The movie did well but seems to have failed the expanded expectations of the viewers. There were nevertheless, few moments like entry of Sherlock disguised as women inside the train, the throwing off the bridge of Mary. Also a change in the story was last encounter with Professor Moriarty he seemed to be more skilled at the art of boxing art than Sherlock. Over the comical part, Mycroft Holmes played an unusual character difficult to understand.

Movie night with Gertie.This is good fun, but not quite on a par with the first outing. Even my 9-year old daughter although entertained, said she preferred the original.

Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law return as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. While I still maintain that the films would have been more enjoyable if the casting were reversed, the way each character is written is cemented even further in this second installment. Robert Downey Jr. is the eccentric detective, and Jude Law is the boring, superfluous straight man who's consistently annoyed by his partner's antics. The setting for this film is Jude Law's wedding to Kelly Reilly. In the art of storytelling, when a character is married the audience is usually supposed to see that his or her journey is complete and their usefulness to the plot is over. So, Jude Law's character is viewed as even more boring and superfluous!As Jude and Kelly are supposed to be enjoying their honeymoon, the famed villain Moriarty, played by Jared Harris, attacks, leaving Bob to save the day, and leaving Jude to continuously complain that he'd rather be enjoying his wife than fighting bad guys. Still, if you liked the first film, Sherlock Holmes, you'll probably like the sequel. The action-comedies are pretty similar, and director Guy Ritchie returns with his slow-motion action scenes. These aren't my favorite Sherlock Holmes films, but they're not terrible either. I just would have preferred Jude Law as the lead.