Robert Downey Jr. is an actor I admire, and I loved most of the cast, but Guy Ritchie's style didn't sit well with me, and in the end I caught myself looking at my watch more then once. The action set pieces are impressive, at least some of them but it's quirky style often bothered me a lot of the time, with Downey Jr's performance not being that great in my opinion. It was way too talky for my liking at times, with Rachel McAdams character not having much to do, and that irked me to no end because she's capable of so much more. I enjoy a lot of the older adaptations of Sherlock Holmes, but this one just didn't cut it. The atmosphere they had right, the costumes were magnificent and Downey Jr looked fittingly drugged up, but I just felt bored by it all and often wondered how it brought it in so much money.

Performances. Robert Downey Jr. is OK, but nothing more then that. He is convincingly drugged up he puts his swagger on, but I just felt he over did it sometimes, especially with the mumbling. Jude Law is much better here. He didn't have as much to do, but his performance felt more real. Rachel McAdams is gorgeous of course, but her character is terribly wasted in my opinion.

Bottom line. I didn't get what all the fuss was about, and in fact found it to be a very boring affair. If there is a sequel I'll probably check it out, but I won't be too eager too.

5/10