Sherlock Holmes

SHERLOCK HOLMES (2009) - January 8, 2010
A generally well made but somewhat disappointing film about Sherlock Holmes, who must solve the case of a sinister criminal with seemingly supernatural powers.  The main problem with this film is that the case itself just isn't all that interesting.  Guy Ritchie's direction is good, if not exactly his best work (and the grimy, somewhat monotonous visuals did get a bit tiresome after a while).  Robert Downey Jr. is quite good in a more rough-and-tumble but still accurate depiction of Holmes, and Jude Law is equally good as his sidekick Watson.  The film actually gets pretty much everything right, it just isn't all that compelling.  Oh well, the foundation is there, so hopefully the sequel will be better.  **1/2