New York Daily News Joe Neumaier
Downey has a winning take on Holmes: He’s always on.
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In fact, Robert Downey Jr. was always on something through the nineties, now he’s mostly out of it.
The New Yorker David Denby
Challenged by Downey’s energy, Jude Law, who often seems aimless in his movies, comes fully up to speed. He’s virile and quick-witted, and his Watson, if not Holmes’s equal in brainpower, comes close to him in daring. Their repartee evokes the banter of lovers in a screwball comedy; they flirt outrageously but chastely.
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OK, so the movie is gay. But not gay. I mean, gay, but not like that.
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Liam Lacey
Guy Ritchie’s Holmes reboot feels both too complicated and too elementary, dear Watson.
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[Insert witty remark here]
Christian Science Monitor Peter Rainer
This is certainly the grubbiest Holmes in movie history.
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Um. OK.
Washington Post Michael O’Sullivan
This “Holmes” is just about as silly as it awesome. At times, Ritchie and company try so hard to make sure this isn’t your father’s “Sherlock Holmes” that it comes across as, well, cartoonish.
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That’s actually a great idea: bring on Sherlock Holmes, the Animated Series. Hopefully, animated by the Japanese.
