Sherlock Holmes Movie Review 8/10!

I personally am a huge fan of the Sherlock Holmes. I have read every single one of the stories many, many times. As such, I was concerned that this movie rendition would for lack of a better word, suck. It wasn't the best movie I have ever seen but it was pretty quality. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are an excellent combination for Holmes and Watson. Of course there are some liberties taken to fit them to the roles. Watson is a much older, less clever, and more portly character than that portrayed by Law, and Holmes is in general much less charming than Downey portrays him, however, those are some changes to be expected given it would be pretty hard to relate to a cocaine addled ass. Although as with Iron Man, it seems Downey gets to play a lot of characters that kind of resemble him in real life.... Other people will have an issue perhaps with the rather proficient fighting nature of Holmes in the movie, but frankly, that part is rather true to form. Holmes was an excellent pugilist, an excellent fencer, and uncannily strong. If anything, they actually downplayed his incredible strength from the stories. He once bit a piece of solid iron back straight after a strong man had struggled to bend in curved. Regardless I digress. Its a simple movie, that stays true to the form of Sir Doyle's stories pretty well. And of course its going to have a sequel because you can't make a movie about Holmes and leave it at just one unless Moriarty is the primary antagonist. The plot is a bit thin, but there is enough wit and humor to make up for it, and it somehow manages to all make sense in the end, somehow. All in all if I was recommending a movie in theaters right now I would wholeheartedly recommend this one over Avatar. Or as I like to call it "Dances with Blue People."