Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows (2011)

Director: Guy Richie
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jared Harris, Noomi Rapace
Certificate: 12
Genre: Mystery, action, Crime
Awards: None

Sherlock Holmes (Downey Jr.) returns to the big screen in this sequel to the 2009 film.  This time Holmes and Watson (Law) have to battle the fiendish professor Moriarty (Harris) - Sherlock's even in every way. The film is a lot bigger than the original with all the different scenes and fights.

The chemistry between the two main characters is as good as it was in the first film, and all of the new characters are interesting enough. Guy Richie's uses his trademark style of slow-motion and then speedy up a lot in the film which gives it fast paced feel and the story is quite clever. The best thing about the film however is the battle of wits between Sherlock and his nemesis. If you've read the books then you know the end, but it's still fun to see how they get to that point.

****Good