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Created Jan 02, 2010 08:21PM PST • Edited Jan 02, 2010 08:21PM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Really Great 4.5

   I enjoy this film for a number of reasons: the use of the Freemason/Jack the Ripper theories in the plot, the way the action scenes use slow-motion to actually inhance the action, the few touches of somewhat steampunkish turn of the centuary technology, but most of all I enjoyed it because of its faithfull in tone, plot, and character to the original Arthur Conan Doyle stories, which I’d rank as some of my favourite written works ever. In fact, If I had an out of control ego, I’d think all the various elements of this film were chosen especially to appeal to me.

   Which is to say, this is a film which very much appeals to MY tastes. If you want a quick, light, snappy, action blockbuster, well your going to be a little disappointed.

4. Acting

   Really Great 4.5

   Downey Jnr was awesome as Holmes, but perhaps not the kind of awesome someone who wanted to see another wisecracking Tony Stark will appreciate. The kind of awesome where he fully inhabits the awesome of the original Holmes.

   Law and McAdams were solid, Mark Strong gave a creepy, intelligent, meanicing performace, and the rest of the supporting cast were all spot on.

5. Male Stars Perfect 5.0

6. Female Stars Great 4.0

7. Female Costars Really Great 4.5

8. Male Costars Really Great 4.5

10. Film

    Great 4.0

    CGI was a bit scruffy in places, but otherwise no complaints. Again, most of the overly stylish moments actually inhanced the plot.

11. Direction Really Great 4.5

12. Play Really Great 4.5

13. Music Great 4.0

14. Visuals Very Good 3.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Risqué 2.2

    A few graphic slo-mo punchs, a couple sex jokes, nothing too bad.

17. Sex Innocent 1.5

18. Violence Brutal 3.0

19. Rudeness Salty 2.0

21. Reality

    Glib 1.3

    A few moments of scientific liberty were taken, but nothing impossible.

22. Circumstantial Glib 2.0

23. Biological Natural 1.0

24. Physical Natural 1.0