PURELY SHEER FUCKING BAD-ASSESRY AND KICK-ASSEDLY DAMN AWESOMEEEEEE!!!
Anyways, do be warned of spoilers below.
Due to my short-term memory span, I may forgot some of the most awesome details of the film. Also, with my lack of understanding on films and its effects and cinematography, I wouldn't be able to express it well in my review. This would be how I would say about the movie in my own simple words.
The movie starred the brilliant Robert Downey Jr. as the ever eccentric titular character, Sherlock Holmes, Jude Law as Dr. John Watson, Noomi Rapace, as the gypsy (and main female character, though she didn't really did much in the movie) Madame Simza Heron, Jared Harris as the main villain Professor James Moriarty, Stephen Fry as Sherlock's brother, Mycroft Holmes, Kelly Reilly as Watson's new bride, Mary and short cameo appearance by Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler.
Some may think the film was too long, however, I actually fail to notice the long duration and thought and felt that each scene were just at the right pace and no draggy parts. There were more action and explosion. One of my favourite part of the movie was during the escaping part from Moriarty's hencemen in Germany. The constant switch between the pace of how the fast or slow the bullets shot through trees. Additionally, similar sequence type included the sequence where Holmes would analyse his opponents next move and what he would do to counter-act. Compared to the first movie, the sequel had more of these type of sequences. The effects were believable, the plot was well-written and the music and soundtracks were excellent.
However, the main reason why I think this movie was just so frigging awesome could be largely due to the characters played by brilliant actors and actresses. Holmes was just so eccentric in his own peculiar way that his antics usually added much humour to the movie. He and Watson just kept on bicker and bicker like a pair of old couple. It was funny when they were both hanging outside the moving train and Watson kicked him shouting that he's on his honeymoon. Sadly, Irene Adler only made a short cameo appearance in this film and the audience was led to believe that she died due to being poisoned by Moriarty. I, on the other hand, thought that this won't be the last of Irene Adler and that she was very much still alive. I mean seriously, she was the perfect woman for Holmes in this series. Instead of her, Simza the gypsy, played by Noomi Rapace, was the female heroine of this film. When I watched the trailer, call me childish or whatever, I was supremely threatened by the fact that Rapace and Holmes had kissed and that she would potentially replace Adler as Holmes new love interest. THANK THE MOVIE GODS THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. The kiss from the trailer was cut from the movie, along with some other parts like the part in the train where Watson put a gun on Holmes face. That dialogue exchange was pretty funny in some ways. Back to Simza, or Sim, her character did not play a major part in the film. This could be due to the editing or writing. Professor Moriarty, on the other hand, is just frigging awesome as the villain. A genius that could rival Holmes' intelligence and wit? I could see that these two men really respect each other, yet they also hate each other for the differing moral views. It was kind of nice to see the main villain to be somewhat low-key and not over the top. Yet, whenever he was talking to Holmes and also that one scene where he talked to Adler, you could hear the threats and menace behind his calm tone. It was almost as if at any moment, he would strike and you didn't even realized it.
I really like the chess game scene where it come down to the final clash between Holmes and Moriarty. They were both completely in tune with each other yet it was satisfying to see Moriarty looked a little taken aback when he realized Holmes had taken his little notebook and confiscated most of his fortunes. Then the final analytic slow motion sequence showed that both of them knew that Moriarty would eventually win the outcome of their physical fight. Thus, Holmes did the opposite and grabbed Moriarty and pushed him till the two of them fall for their deaths from the balcony onto steep waterfall. Watson witnessed this and then we were showed a scene of Holmes' funeral and back to Watson's office where the film started, with him finished with Holmes' story. Mary gave him a parcel, which contained a device that Sherlock had taken a liking to at his brother's place. Suspicious, Watson then went out to ask Mary who sent the parcel. I remember in the beginning of the film, Holmes wore this weird suit in which he actually blended in with the wall. I was actually looking at the wall to see any sign of Holmes. As Watson went out, the camera panned at the arm chair and lo and behold, we could see Holmes' moved. He took off his mask and went behind Watson's typewriter, reading the manuscript, and added a question mark at the end of the word "THE END".
Overall, I really enjoyed this film. I would give it an 8 out of 10. If you enjoyed the first film, then you might as well would be entertained by this sequel.
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