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Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011
**
Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Rachel McAdams, Eddie Marsan, Stephen Fry, Kelly Reilly, Paul Anderson

A series of anarchist bombings terrorise Europe and the clues point to Sherlock Holmes' arch nemesis Professor Moriarty. This takes Holmes and Watson, who just got married, on a trip across the continent. Guy Ritchie revived his career with Sherlock Holmes, which introduced a 21st century version of the 19th century detective. The film was a mess, and now we get more of the same. The plot is secondary to the visually flashy but hopelessly mechanical action set pieces. After another two hours of incomprehensible mumbling, I am convinced that Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock Holmes is one of the worst cases of miscasting in recent memory.