2.5/5 stars
I did not go to this movie thinking I wouldn't enjoy it, in fact, I thought I would be pleasantly surprised. I've loved Robert Downey Jr since I saw him in "Less Than Zero" and love that he has combated his demons and rocketed back to the top, he was the only part of this film I enjoyed. RDJ is great at playing quirky and off-beat characters so this worked quite well for him, Jude Law and Rachel McAdams were okay, but I did not thoroughly enjoy them.
I felt that the beginning was slow and uninteresting, it was chock full of violence which I usually love, but the violence here was lackluster. It did pick up towards the end and had me intrigued but I kind of knew what was going to happen so yeah.
I've read Sherlock Holmes in the past so the underlying sexual tension between Holmes and Watson was somewhat off-putting for me. I'll be the first to say that I fully support homosexuality in the movies and in everyday life, but having read Holmes it was just strange and out of the blue for me anway. I would rather they have gone there, all the way there, than danced around it.
I vacilate between giving it 2.5 and 3 stars, but since I was not entertained throughout much of the movie, I feel like I cannot justify giving it 3. Although I did not enjoy it that much, I can see why people really like this movie, it does have its moments of humor and a decent enough plot. All I can say is that I'm glad I didn't have to pay to see it.
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