![]() There certainly will be a before-after Holmes character, with this film. He is the gold piece in the puzzle of updating Holmes. There are not many actors who can claim they can do this competently. He willingly becomes a piece of a larger tapestry, and that really is something to look upon. Jude Law is a clever guy, an interesting actor whose greatest quality is how he merges anonymously with the context he is intended to integrate. But there are two big things in this film, which take it to new levels of interest. In the greater arc, there are good action sequences, because, as any competent action these days, considers the elements of the surrounding space, and uses them. Well, their watchable, though not particularly interesting. A minor trick here is the association of the deduction with the very process of physical fighting, which creates some Matrix moments. This might be a flop, and make the version laughable, but by now there is a sense of irony and self awareness in Ritchie's films (sincer Lock Stock) that allows him to support a xxi century action figure in Holmes clothing that actually is watchable. One is the most obvious, making Holmes an action character (which actually is in its original dna, even though TV productions usually ignore that). Several tricks are used here, most of them successful, even if straightforward. So the challenge for any modern filmmaker, and actor, who wants to update Holmes, is to make the character more cinematic, more appealing. I suppose Doyle formed his mind before cinema had any significant impact on how our minds work. Notice that Christie's crimes are many times a matter of understanding how things happened, spatially (murder on the orient express is the zenith of that). But, unlike for example anything by Agatha Christie, Doyle's cleverness is rooted in pure deductive logic, not on the mechanics of the world. That part is visual, and a good ground to invest a cinematic world. More than that, the character is a perfect piece invested in a clever, irresistible and fascinating world. ![]() Even when the deductions are over the top (which happens often!) one can't stop smiling at the cleverness. His deductions, the way he surrounds the worlds he investigates are a feast for thinking minds. I find the character fascinating, but i always felt it was more invested in literature, not cinema. He replies: "I would sure love to miss that discussion.Somehow, i've always avoided the cinematic (or TV) presentations of Sherlock Holmes. raises in the film: "We would be remiss not to discuss its effect on me," Downey Jr. On those ’70s films, Downey Sr.’s cocaine use was rampant, an environment that surely had an influence on Downey Jr.’s own struggles later with drug addiction. There’s wonderful things that come with that, and then there’s probably avoidance patterns that are kept up because of that." This is a secret power that you guys have. "And I think you deal with anything uncomfortable through humor. You’re hyper-aware of what’s going on around you and comment on it, much as Sr. "You absolutely have your observation of the world. doesn't think he inherited from his dad, saying, "I did not get his wildly optimistic ongoing super-curiosity," something his wife Susan disagrees with. And he really liked that German song I sang when I was 15."Īlthough there are many similarities in their respective lives, such as their love of filmmaking and their struggles with drug addiction, there is one thing Downey Jr. "I remember that he thought ‘Less Than Zero’ was good. He was like, ‘Cute.’ I did a bunch of the Marvel stuff and he goes, ‘Uh uh. Susan and I did a couple Sherlock movies. "I hate to say it, but he was a bit of a snob. to get a compliment from his father about one of his own movies. In watching the documentary, it is clear the father and son had an immense love for one another, but Downey Sr.'s affinity for everything outside the mainstream made it difficult for Downey Jr. made were considered part of the counterculture and out of the mainstream, giving him the reputation of being a skeptical nonconformist. While he might be known as Tony Stark, Sherlock Holmes or Charlie Chaplin today, he explained that he was known as "just Bob Downey’s kid for a long time." Many of the films Downey Sr. says that while he's known as Iron Man now, he was known as Bob Downey's kid for the longest time.
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