Sherlock Holmes although entertaining for a couple of hours, you’d really have to decide whether or not the movie followed the original story line. Cole Smithey says “You'd need a special magnifying glass to identify any elements of Doyle's original literary source material that lends the title character his name.” The same literary merit is not found in the movie as it was in its original format.
The action scenes in the film were more over compensating for the lack of witty and intellectual story line which Sherlock Holmes is known for. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law give an adequate performance and live up to my expectations of a Guy Richie rendition.
Action and suspense/mystery are the main focus. The original literary source was witty and ingenious; it incorporated good writing to capture the reader’s attention and could lock them into the mystery. Whereas the film throws in action packed fun and the Hollywood commercial appeal it loses all literary merit and intellectual stimulation. It is difficult to appreciate the story when it was smothered by action. A story that has always had such rich material, it is sad to see it be completely erased.
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