Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

2011 • 128 minutes
4.4
5.97K reviews
60%
Tomatometer
PG-13
Rating
Eligible
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About this movie

The game is afoot once more! Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law reprise their roles as Holmes and Watson in the supersleuth sequel to the mystery megahit that minted over a half billion dollars worldwide. While vying with Watson's soon-to-be wife for the Doctor's time and attention, the detective extraordinaire matches wits with his arch-nemesis Professor Moriarty (Mad Men's Jared Harris), a criminal genius who's conspiring to make a fortune by manufacturing the next generation of wartime weaponry that the world's great powers will be forced to use against one another... once Moriarty succeeds in provoking World War I, of course. Joining the dynamic duo on their adventure is a feisty gypsy (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo's Noomi Rapace) and Sherlock's craftier but crazier older brother Mycroft (Stephen Fry).
Rating
PG-13

Ratings and reviews

4.4
5.97K reviews
A Google user
June 15, 2012
This movie is a travesty on Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. The joy of the real stuff is the intellectual challenges Holmes faces and his near-magical powers of observation and deduction. Sherlock Holmes stories are NOT action-filled. Whether this movie is any good or not, it is about as far from the real stories as one could get. THIS MOVIE IS THE WORST ADAPTATION OF STORIES IN PRINT THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN, AND, BEING 77 YRS OF AGE, I'VE SEEN MANY OF THEM. A NEW LOW IN MOVIE PORTRAYAL OF A WONDERFUL CHARACTER IN THE BOOKS. IF FREE TO DO SO, I WOULD GIVE IT MINUS 5 STARS, OR A 5 STAR BLACK HOLE RATING. TERRIBLE !!
22 people found this review helpful
Pat Bo
February 19, 2015
Robert Downey Jr does an exceptional job in this role. I have always enjoyed the Sherlock Holmes stories and these movies bring new life into the storyline. If you're a Robert Downey Jr Fan or a Sherlock Holmes fan this is a good movie to see.
A Google user
July 5, 2012
This one made me fall asleep. Sometimes it is not a good idea to make sequels. I love Robert Downey and all his movies, but this one was a dud. Wait for the. 99 price.
3 people found this review helpful