The Movie Filter by Jeff Roedel – ‘Holmes’ in time

If English filmmaker Guy Ritchie is angling for a future seat in the director’s chair for the James Bond franchise, he makes a strong case for such with Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, the latest in his crime thriller series that evolves Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic sleuth into a spit-fire, action-seeking 007 for the Victorian Age. Robert Downey Jr. is back as the brainy detective, playing him quick-witted and acidic. Once again it is the lead actor’s deft blend of punkish sophomoric attitudes and Mensa-level smarts—both endlessly fry the nerves of his straight-laced compatriot Dr. Watson—that buttresses the film. Read more…