Sherlock Holmes has a fantastic opening that brings intrigue and mystery to the movie instantly, as well as setting up a nice atmosphere. Unfortunately, the plot stalls in the middle before finally picking up again at the climax. It is not your typical mystery plot, while it does mix magic within the story and does the whole "explain how everything was achieved) exposition at the end of the film, it was interesting. Robert Downey Jr.'s rendition of Sherlock was entertaining, bringing cheekiness and and casualness to the character, while his partner Watson was equally fantastic. Where the movie stalls is the antagonist, Blackwood, who is just not compelling and his motivation is severely undercooked. Seeing Sherlock and Watson slowly go through the motions of deciphering the mystery when it wasn't that interesting in the first place was a slog. The movie also tries to create impressive shots of the environments by panning out or some epic action scenes but since it is all computer generated, and not that realistic either, it fails in that part. In the end, Sherlock Holmes was an entertaining movie that won't test your intellect but is quite funny in the process.
