Storyline:
After finally catching serial killer and occult "sorcerer" Lord Blackwood, legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson can close yet another successful case. But when Blackwood mysteriously returns from the grave and resumes his killing spree, Holmes must take up the hunt once again. Contending with his partner's new fianc� and the dimwitted head of Scotland Yard, the dauntless detective must unravel the clues that will lead him into a twisted web of murder, deceit, and black magic - and the deadly embrace of temptress Irene Adler.
Additional Information:
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Produced by: Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, Dan Lin
Screenplay by: Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham, Simon Kinberg
Story by: Lionel Wigram, Michael Robert Johnson
Based on: Characters by: Arthur Conan Doyle
Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong
Music by: Hans Zimmer
Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot
Editing by: James Herbert
Studio: Silver Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates: 25 December 2009 (United States), 26 December 2009 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 128 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Language: English
Budget: $90 million
Box office: $524,028,679
Critiques:
"Downey has a winning take on Holmes: He's always on." Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
"The less I thought about Sherlock Holmes, the more I liked "Sherlock Holmes." Yet another classic hero has been fed into the f/x mill, emerging as a modern superman." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"Hey, remember "fun"? If you're sick of the apocalypse and tortured anti-heroes, then you need to see Sherlock Holmes. It's a blast from start to finish." Nick Starkey, Premiere
"Entertaining in a glossy, mindless way." Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
"Ritchie has never worked on a scale anything approaching this before and, while some of the directorial affectations are distracting, he keeps the action humming." Todd McCarthy, Variety