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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) 7.4
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Reviews: 387 user | 360 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson join forces to outwit and bring down their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty. Director:Guy Ritchie |
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Cast
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| Robert Downey Jr. | ... | ||
| Jude Law | ... | ||
| Noomi Rapace | ... | ||
| Rachel McAdams | ... | ||
| Jared Harris | ... | ||
| Stephen Fry | ... | ||
| Paul Anderson | ... | ||
| Kelly Reilly | ... | ||
| Geraldine James | ... | ||
| Eddie Marsan | ... | ||
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Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his longtime trusted associate, Doctor Watson (Jude Law), take on their arch-nemesis, Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris), with the help of Holmes' older brother Mycroft Holmes (Stephen Fry) and a gypsy named Simza (Noomi Rapace). Written by ABID NAZIR
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some drug material | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
16 December 2011 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Sherlock Holmes 2 See more »Box Office
Budget:
$125,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$39,637,079 (USA) (16 December 2011)Gross:
$186,830,669 (USA) (30 March 2012)Company Credits
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Dr. John Watson: [voice-over] The year was 1891. Storm clouds were brewing over Europe. France and Germany were at each other's throats, the result of a series of bombings. Some said it was the Nationalists. Others, the anarchists. But as usual, my friend Sherlock Holmes, had a different theory entirely.
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Written by Franz Schubert
Tortured by Mel Wesson
Performed by Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake
Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Robert Morley and Stephen Fry have both played Oscar Wilde and Mycroft Holmes. In the Gyles Brandreth books where Oscar is a detective, his friend Arthur Conan Doyle states that Oscar was the inspiration for Mycroft. See more »Goofs
When Watson first goes to Holmes' flat, Mrs Hudson hints that she is concerned at Holmes' mental state but suggests a stay in a "sanatorium". This would instead imply he needed rest and treatment for tuberculosis, which is what was provided at a sanatorium. The word was only later, and especially in the USA rather than England, also used to describe a hospital for those with a mental illness. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Dr. John Watson: [voice-over] The year was 1891. Storm clouds were brewing over Europe. France and Germany were at each other's throats, the result of a series of bombings. Some said it was the Nationalists. Others, the anarchists. But as usual, my friend Sherlock Holmes, had a different theory entirely.
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Crazy Credits
The Warner Bros/Village Roadshow/Silver Pictures logos, opening title, closing title and part of the closing credits appear in the pages of Dr. Watson's manuscript, with the latter two accompanied by illustrations of scenes from the film. See more »Soundtracks
"Die Forelle"Written by Franz Schubert
Tortured by Mel Wesson
Performed by Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake
Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.
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I went to see this film last night and was immersed in it from the very first minutes.
The action was constant edge of the set stuff, the locations stunning, the CGI, the acting excellent. The use of slow motion in this film adds to the action.
The only possible minus would be a little too much flesh from the weighty Stephen Fry. How Kelly Reilly kept her composure I have no idea, but I would expect it was easy to look away.
The best part for me was the verbal war of wits between Moriarty and Holmes especially.Clever writing and acting. Also, the ending; it left me wanting more.
It is not often that a sequel is as good as the original film. I would suggest that this is better. I left the cinema saying I wanted to go back in to see all the hints I had missed .