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Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

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A snappy new version of the classic detective, and his trusty partner Watson, engage in a battle of wits with a dangerous foe in...

Certificate12

Duration123 mins

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  • Samantha, 13
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Review by Samantha, 13

5 stars

27 May 2011

Why is Sherlock Holmes so brilliant? Should I answer chronologically or alphabetically? Action, Brilliance, Class, Comedy, and overall excellence. As a long running fan of the books and the television series, I absolutely adored watching this film, and found that Robert Downey Jr worked the role of Sherlock perfectly. This Film is fast and swift, cunning and clever, and I found it thrilling and exciting, I thought it was perfect. In my eyes, a writer can only be successful if his/her stories and tales can make the reader feel something, it doesn’t matter about sales or fame, it’s the effect. This opinion works in my eyes for movies as well, one of the main reasons why I loved this movie as much as I did. That magic ‘after watching’ mood, where you find yourself analysing people on the streets and wanting to be the worlds (second) consultant detective. This feeling is phenomenal , and it surely made itself visible to me after I watched Sherlock Holmes, I really cannot praise this work of wonder enough, Guy Riche took one of (if not my first) favourite stories and portrayed it in such a way that it really blossomed the excitement of the book. I’m so glad that the movie is available to everyone, because Sherlock Holmes is a tale to be told.

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