Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Reviews
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Genre : Adventure, Drama, Comedy
Release Date : December 16, 2011
MPAA Rating : PG-13
Duration : 128 minute(s)
Production Budget : -
Studio : Warner Bros. Pictures
Official Site : http://sherlockholmes2.warnerbros.com/
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virtually every set-up and set-piece in this extravagantly tedious adventure is misleading, or worse, irrelevant
by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer ]
turns out good movie chemistry is something much more ... elementary
by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic ]
this sequel more tolerable than Sherlock Holmes (2009)
by J. R. Jones [Chicago Reader ]
this one reduces the irritants while maintaining a high enjoyability quotient
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]
there is a plot, but no real intrigue, mystery or suspense, and no inkling of anything at stake beyond a childish and belligerent idea of fun
by A.O. Scott [New York Times ]
the Holmes deduction that follows can be as convoluted or elementary as necessary to move the story along
by Andrew Lapin [NPR ]
the bedlam extends to the screenplay, which hangs carefully worked-out jokes on a gobbledygook plot
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis Star Tribune ]
simultaneously brash and dull - hardly a combustible combination
by Claudia Puig [USA Today ]
part of the movie's perversely cheeky design is that it throws away its own cleverness
Review rate : B-
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly ]
occasionally thrilling, sometimes hilarious and mostly absolute claptrap
by Andrew O'Hehir [Salon.com ]
new Holmes adventures must pursue a larger bounty than previous incarnations of the character
by Brian Lowry [Variety ]
lackluster screenwriting and the absence of actorly communion are breezed past with monotonous banter
by Nick Pinkerton [Village Voice ]
it's an enjoyably demented meta-finale
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe ]
certainly Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's creations have suffered permanent damage thanks to Ritchie's films
by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune ]
aside from the screenwriters, the same core team from the first outing has been reassembled, making for an absolutely consistent look, sound and feel to the proceedings
by Todd McCarthy [Hollywood Reporter ]
as big, loud moviemaking goes it's not quite as devoid of charm as it could have been
by Glenn Kenny [MSN Movies ]