Rotten
It's complete trash and makes a mockery of Holmes's vaunted deductive reasoning.
Bruce Diones, New Yorker
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
The game is afoot.
2011 · 2h 9m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Directed by
Guy Ritchie
Overview
There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.
Director and cast
- Guy Ritchie Director
- Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes
- Jude Law as Dr. John Watson
- Noomi Rapace as Madam Simza Heron
- Jared Harris as Professor James Moriarty
- Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler
- Eddie Marsan as Inspector Lestrade
- Kelly Reilly as Mary Morstan
- Stephen Fry as Mycroft Holmes
- William Houston as Clarky
- Paul Anderson as Colonel Sebastian Moran
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
60%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Downey's career is something of a game of shadows, but it's one still worth playing, for now.
Adam Graham, Detroit News
Fresh
Downey and Law remain this presumptive franchise's draw.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Rotten
What this film really celebrates is crunch-and-thud video-game-style action, not especially well choreographed by director Guy Ritchie.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Rotten
It doesn't take a master of deduction to see that Ritchie has decided to play it too safe with this sequel.
Bruce Demara, Toronto Star
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