From the trailers I knew what to expect...yet still it proved an utter disappointment for someone who has actually grown up and read those captivating Sherlock Holmes stories from a BOOK! (Yes, one of those dusty old things with paper in between....remember?) This movie is a true reflection of what it takes to make a successful movie....big budget, big names, utter disregard for established classic characters (obviously ignored in the name of a "modern spin"), superficial to the extreme...i.e. a mirror of our society.

As someone who has read dozens of Holmes stories, Robert Downey Jr. is the last person I would have cast as Sherlock Holmes.....Mark Strong (Lord Blackwood) would already have been a better choice...

If Action/ a modern drift was what the Studio wanted, I wish someone like Christopher NOlan would have taken a shot at this...

Anyway, I still give it 4 stars, as most youngsters wont know a real Sherlock Holmes story anyway, and might find this film actually mildly entertaining....