When the first
Sherlock Holmes movie strode into theaters back in holiday season 2009, I was blown away and mesmerized by the sheer brilliance and excellent performances given by its stalwart cast, notably Hollywood icons
Robert Downey Jr. and
Jude Law, who portray the titular character
Sherlock Holmes and his colleague
Dr. John Watson, respectively. In the same vein that
Batman Begins and
Casino Royale recreated the sagas of
The Dark Knight and
James Bond, this flick totally gave us a new and wacky interpretation of Mr. Holmes, and his methods are quite eccentric and comedic in nature that it proved to be a good choice by director
Guy Ritchie to cast RDJ as the genius sleuth and detective, with the latter riding out his newly acquired fandom thanks to his unprecedented role of
Tony Stark in 2008's Iron Man.
I've seen the movie twice to count, once in
Hong Kong this past December (making it both films in the series I've seen in HK) and the other this past Thursday for the special advance local premiere, courtesy and thanks to
Jay Gonzales and the people of
Warner Bros. Philippines. It may be a few weeks late after its initial release in the US, but rest assured, if you're a fan of Guy Ritchie and RDJ's interpretation of
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's seminal fictitious work, you may want to give this a shot, as it opens today as of this writing in theaters locally. With that said, here's my review of
Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows!
*Originally posted in Timzster
