![]() Nevertheless, Watson never could abandon his friend in his time of need. The original Holmes, after all, was not above insulting his best friend or even deriding his deductive capabilities at times. No one, no matter how patient or forgiving, could endure Holmes forever without the occasional confrontation. His loyalty to Holmes despite his frustrations with him could not have been captured more expertly, I feel. I was a little skeptical of how well he fought, given Watson's wartime injury, but his character and demeanor were entirely on the nose. As for Watson himself, Jude Law delivered a wonderful performance. His fight scenes (preceded the first few times by superhuman calculations) show both the mental and physical sides of Holmes in ways that Watson's notes can't quite convey, but at which they constantly hint. He gives several summations of his observations and deductions that brought Holmes to life in an almost unparalleled way. His characteristic caustic attitude towards Lestrade and even Watson at times was exactly how I'd imagine him. That being said, I felt Robert Downey, Jr. The flirting, the romance, and the near-make-out session were irresistible to the director (and to all of the audience who're honest with themselves). Speaking of unavoidable, Irene Adler, Holmes' one uncapturable (is that a word?), simply had to be cast as a potential love interest. And yes, we can tell that this movie takes place THAT early in their relationship because Watson has not yet married his wife (the retconning did annoy me, too, by the way, but you just can't avoid a little re-imagining here and there). It wasn't until after Doctor Watson took him in hand that he truly refined himself and became a "respectable" member of society. He was a brawler who practiced martial arts and was as likely to slum around in the filthiest of rags as he was a suit. For the record, Holmes was a miserable, irresponsible drug addict who did indeed sleep on the floor, insult his best friend, experiment on his dog, and never ever wore a deerstalker's cap (at least, not until television was invented). ![]() not the movie, but the number of self-professed Holmes aficionados who apparently have no knowledge of Holmes.
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