The plot revolves around the capture of serial killer and occult "sorcerer" Lord Blackwood. Although when Blackwood rises from his ashes and resumes his endless killings, Holmes must accomplish the case once again. Intertwined with his dislike towards Watson’s fiancée; (as she may steal his best friend) followed by the tantalizing temptress Irene Adler.
Guy Richie uses his infamous spectacular visual effects to create the perfect setting of 1981 London. Breathtaking sceneries including the well known London Bridge, entwined with his eminent slow motion camera works to capture the martial arts evolved in the production of the excessive violence.
I thoroughly enjoyed the great wit used in Sherlock Holmes as it cut through aggression and made the film light hearted, and suited for a wider audience. I admired the medieval elegant costumes, dramatic hair do’s and natural make up helped enhance the setting and capture the time period of 1981.
Guy Richie managed to blow the boring, drear and common detective film out of the water, and shattered the stereotypical cliché of what one may imagine when thought of the title ‘Sherlock Holmes’. The gradual momentum followed by outbursts of anger, the phenomenal settings, and a suspenseful storyline has undeniably made this a great blockbuster.
