Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, et al.

Product Description

Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) has always been the smartest man in the room...until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large-Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris)-and not only is he Holmes' intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may actually give him an advantage over the renowned detective. When the Crown Prince of Austria is found dead, the evidence, as construed by Inspector Lestrade (Eddie Marsan), points to suicide. But Sherlock Holmes deduces that the prince has been the victim of murder-a murder that is only one piece of a larger and much more portentous puzzle, designed by Professor Moriarty. The cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead of Holmes as he spins a web of death and destruction-all part of a greater plan that, if he succeeds, will change the course of history.

• Format: Blu-ray
• Language: English
• UPC: 883929191659
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Publisher: WarnerBrothers
• Director: Guy Ritchie
• Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Rachel McAdams, Eddie Marsan, Stephen Fry, Kelly Reilly, Geraldine James, Paul Anderson
• Runtime: 2 hours, 9 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: Multiple Formats; Blu-ray; AC-3; Color; Dolby; NTSC; Subtitled; Widescreen
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.4" x 7.5" x 0.7"

Customer Reviews

Mycroft Holmes is fond of women, and it shows.

Watson (Jude Law) and Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) are at it once more, and the game is afoot. Do not think of this as a sequel to the 2009 movie or relating to the books. It is more of a tongue-in-cheek Bond with lots of action. Moriarty (Jared Harris) is his megalomaniac self. We get to travel all over Europe in 1891 or a reasonable facsimile. The year is 1891. France and Germany are at each other's throats. There is a series of bombings. Most people pin it on anarchists. But Holmes has a different theory; we know what that theory is. We get to go along as Holmes proves his theory. What about Dr. Watson? Well, it seems he's getting married. Will this throw a wrench into the works? And how could the new Mrs. Watson have felt that Sherlock's brother is fond of her? One thing I appreciate in movies is placing the names of the actors/characters next to their picture so we are sure who they are.