Sherlock Holmes Review

I have to say, I wasn't one of the many idiots dismayed by the trailer as what little I knew about the original novels was that Holmes was essentially as portrayed by Downey jr. I'm not going to get into the nitty gritty of the story or mystery since all the clues weren't laid out for the audience to solve in the first place so it doesn't really function as such. However, as an action-comedy it was quite entertaining. I loved the "flirting" between Holmes and Watson as well as the setup for Moriarty.
The unfortunate bit however is that anyone who watches 'House' has pretty much seen this all before (though without the bowler hats and boxing matches) as Dr. Gregory House and Dr James Wilson fit the Holmes/Watson dynamic (and are based upon the characters) and tend to do the back and forth quite a bit better than Downey jr. and Jude Law, who are both excellent in this.
I do hope for a sequel that truly tests the skills of Holmes and Watson against the "Infinitely more devious" Moriarty and hopefully written by a more intelligent author who can put all the pieces of the puzzle on screen and only after viewing it again will you truly understand it's genius.

3/5