Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

[hawkwing_lb]

Reader, I am still laughing.

Okay, Irene Adler? If that is her end, I will be most hideously disappointed. Because it was unworthy of her. And left me with a bad taste in my mouth/a desire to leave the building.

But I'm glad I stayed, because I have not been half as entertained in a long time. That was a blast. I'm ridiculously entertained by jealous Holmes and Holmes-Watson banter; Noomi Rapace was excellent, but needed more awesome and more plot (although I am content to stare at that woman's cheekbones for hours); and Robert Downey Jr.'s eyebrows are kinda mesmerising.

Many mantelpiece items were shown and later put to use. The climax was perfect, and the conclusion had me thumping my thigh and cackling.

I may be cackling for a while yet. That was good entertainment.

Comments

[green_knight]

I've seen it before Christmas, and I agree on Irene Adler. I loved the film despite its problems because it was just such a good romp it was never spiteful, and i like who Holmes, Watson, and Mary navigate their relationships.

[hawkwing_lb]

It was pure fun. Apart from the Adler moment.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Ah, that filmic fear of more than one active women in any film... But I share your hopes about Irene Adler.

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

Well, I understand, theoretically, why the presence of Irene Adler would have unbalanced the film. She's Holmes' intellectual equal, and as things stand, he and Moriarty are evenly matched. Add in Adler on either side, and that unbalances the pitch of play.

(SH:AGoS gets points for making Mary Watson interesting and portraying her as a woman with agency - she does get her moments of win. And Noomi Rapace's character had a decent amount of Cool Shit[tm].)

But yes. I have the fingers crossed for a Jean Grey/Phoenix-like resurrection for Irene Adler. (And if one is not forthcoming, I may have to blow something up in Hollywood, really.)

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

My issue with the BBC series is that the bar seems set kind of low -- and portraying Irene as Conan Doyle did might have given it more depth. But there is that terrible fear of 'elitism'. Sigh.

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

I've yet to see Auntie Beeb's version, so I'll take your word for it. (More smart people on TV. Now.)

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Definitely!