See, this just looks fun.
The first Holmes movie was surprisingly enjoyable. My only concern with this one is sequelitis, wherein a sequel decides to crank up all the elements that clearly made the first movie a success and omit the more subtle notes that leavened those elements. That’s tough to detect here, but I am hopeful.
There are a few scenes shooting by swiftly that feel as if they were pulled from the Kenyan scenes in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
I just don’t like this “action hero” Holmes. I’ll take Jeremy Brett or Basil Rathbone.
I’ll take Jeremy Brett any day. I have not seen the new BBC series, alas, so I have no comment on that.