Film Review: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

I recently saw Kelly Reilly's recent released film, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, where she reprises her Mary Morstan role (from the first Sherlock Holmes film) and once again, she co-starred with Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, and Rachel McAdams.


Check out and read my review of this film below!

But first...

[Warning! ... for those who haven't seen this movie and don't want to be spoiled...]

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace,
Kelly Reilly, Rachel McAdams, Jared Harris, and Stephen Fry
     

Watch the trailer for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

(source: trailers)

I recently saw Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (sequel to 2009's Sherlock Holmes <--- click the link to read my review!) and I must say, I loved and enjoyed watching it as much as I loved and enjoyed watching the first one. Great movie! It had all the action (plenty more in this sequel than the first), humor (mostly from Robert Downey Jr.'s Sherlock Holmes), fun and mysterious games between Holmes and Moriarty, great chemistry and banter between Holmes and Watson, slow-mo fight scenes, and more! This film was a lot more fun to watch too this time around. I've been waiting to see this sequel since I've heard of it being made. It was more than I expected and it didn't disappoint!

The awesome and very talented Robert Downey Jr. is back reprising his witty and very clever, genius hero Sherlock Holmes character. He was just fun and amazing to watch in this film, as usual. I love RDJ! He's such a great actor and one of those few who are just great at what they do no matter what role he plays, he's always good. Jude Law's back as well as Dr. John Watson along with two other familiar faces from the first film such as Rachel McAdams (who interestingly appeared in quite a small role, a lil' more than her supposedly brief cameo role for this film at the beginning, but her fate was left somewhat ambiguous...I wanted to see more of her though...still nice to see continuity and her) as Irene Adler and Kelly Reilly (even though she, again, didn't have a lot of screen time like the first movie, but unlike the first movie, she did appear a bit more in some important and interesting scenes and had more to do in this one. Not too mention, her character was pivotal and quite useful to Holmes and Watson towards the end...which had a very interesting twist to it) as Mary Morstan Watson, who played Law's character Watson's love interest in the first film. Their characters' wed in the second film with an interesting wedding scene where Watson, the groom and Holmes, the best man were not quite dressed up appropriately for the wedding, lol. Thankfully, the wedding ceremony took place without any odd incident for the newlyweds.

Read my full Film Review: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Box Office Weekend: Sherlock Holmes 2 tops its weekend debut with $40M!

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Kelly Reilly, Noomi Rapace, Rachel McAdams, Jared Harris, and Stephen Fry lead the weekend on top with $40 million from 3,703 locations.    

According to Box Office Mojo, Sherlock Holmes 2 was down from its predecessor, the original Sherlock Holmes, which made $62.3 million over Christmas weekend in 2009. Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures is reporting that the audience was 59 percent male and 50 percent under the age of 35, and that it received an "A-" CinemaScore.    

Disappointing Debuts From 'Sherlock,' 'Alvin' Sequels
Weekend Report: Box office was down again thanks to middling performances from Sherlock Holmes and Alvin and the Chipmunks. One bright spot, though, was a strong IMAX opening from the latest Mission: Impossible... FULL STORY
   
'Sherlock Holmes 2' Vs. 'Sherlock Holmes'
3-Day Total: $40,020,000 < 3-Day Total: $62,304,277 

Nevertheless, a #1 is still a #1 whether it strongly opened box-office wise or just opened soft on its debut weekend (compared to The Three Musketeers, which unfortunately, did very poorly and only debuted at # 4 on its opening weekend with $8.7 M in 3,017 theaters, Sherlock Holmes 2 still did very well and managed to be #1 for its opening weekend!)...

Here's this weekend's Top 10 (via Collider)

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Sherlock Holmes 2	$40,020,000	$40
2	Alvin & the Chipmunks 3	$23,500,000	$23.5
3	Mission: Impossible 4	$13,000,000	$13
4	New Year’s Eve	$7,420,000	$24.8
5	The Sitter	$4,400,000	$17.7
6	Breaking Dawn Part 1	$4,300,000	$266.4
7	Young Adult	$3,650,000	$4
8	Hugo	$3,625,000	$39
9	Arthur Christmas	$3,600,000	$38.5
10	The Muppets	$3,454,000	$70.9

In Theaters Today: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Now showing nationwide in theaters near you is Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Kelly Reilly, Noomi Rapace, Rachel McAdams, Jared Harris, and Stephen Fry. Go see it!

The official synopsis for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows:

Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role as the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, and Jude Law returns as his formidable colleague, Dr. Watson, in "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows." Sherlock Holmes 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...More!

Watch the trailer for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

(source: trailers)

 See 9 Clips from SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (via Collider) 

 

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows final poster

 

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
production stills featuring
Kelly Reilly as Mary Morstan

 (source: The Playlist | Yahoo! Movies)

View more Sherlock Holmes 2 stills, movie and character posters here! (via Yahoo! Movies)

 

Previous related Sherlock Holmes 2 posts

• Photos | Video: Kelly Reilly at the UK Premiere of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 
• New 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' stills featuring Kelly Reilly 
• Watch: new trailer #3 for 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 
• Drive, J.Edgar, and Sherlock Holmes in EW's 25 'Fall Movies We Can't Wait to See' list 
• Watch the trailer for 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, and Kelly Reilly 
• First Look: Kelly Reilly in 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' 
• Kelly Reilly returns and reprises her role in 'Sherlock Holmes 2'

Photos | Video: Kelly Reilly at the UK Premiere of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Kelly Reilly just attended (along with co-stars Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr., Noomi Rapace, and director Guy Richie) the UK/European premiere of her new film, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows at The Empire Leicester Square, December 8, 2011 in London, United Kingdom.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Kelly Reilly, Noomi Rapace, Rachel McAdams, Jared Harris, and Stephen Fry opens in US theaters December 16th! 

Check out new photos of Kelly Reilly as well as an interview of her (the very last one) at a LIVE streaming video (via Live Stream) of the European Red Carpet premiere of Sherlock Holmes 2 below...

European Premiere of 'Sherlock Holmes' 2

(Photos by Dave Hogan/Getty Images Europe | zimbio.com)

European Premiere of 'Sherlock Holmes'

(Photos by Tim Whitby/Getty Images Europe | zimbio.com) 

More Sherlock Holmes 2 UK premiere photos
European Premiere of 'Sherlock Holmes' 2
European Premiere of 'Sherlock Holmes'

sherlockholmesagameofshadows on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free

Also, check out more Sherlock Holmes 2 LA premiere photos in the following links...Unfortunately, Kelly was not in attendance in the LA premiere, but you can still check out her Sherlock Holmes 2 co-stars Robert Downey Jr. (and his wife and Sherlock Holmes 2 producer Susan Downey), Rachel McAdams, Jared Harris and Noomi Rapace and director Guy Richie at the LA premiere held the other day...
'Sherlock Holmes 2' LA Premiere Arrivals 
The LA Premiere Of 'Sherlock Holmes 2'
Premiere Of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows" - Red Carpet 
Premiere Of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows" - Arrivals

New 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' stills featuring Kelly Reilly

Several new stills (via The Playlist and Yahoo! Movies) has been released today from the film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Kelly Reilly, Noomi Rapace, Rachel McAdams, Jared Harris, and Stephen Fry. A few of those stills features Kelly Reilly reprising her role as Mary Morstan. One of the stills though, we've seen before (but in low quality) as I've previously posted it here: First Look: Kelly Reilly in 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'. The movie's theatrical release is fast approaching, just 15 more days until it's opening day. Can't wait to see this movie already! Updated 12/4/11: See 9 Clips from SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (via Collider)
   
If you missed the latest trailer for this movie, Watch: new trailer #3 for 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows


Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows opens on December 16th.

Check out the final poster and stills of Kelly Reilly below...

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows final poster

 

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
production stills featuring
Kelly Reilly as Mary Morstan

 (source: The Playlist | Yahoo! Movies)

View more Sherlock Holmes 2 stills, movie and character posters here! (via Yahoo! Movies)

Watch: new trailer #3 for 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

A new trailer #3 (via MSN) has just been released for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Kelly Reilly, Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Eddie Marsan, and Stephen Fry.


Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows opens in theaters nationwide December 16th!   

The official synopsis for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows:

Guy Ritchie helms a new action-packed adventure, following the world’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes (Downey Jr.), and his longtime trusted associate, Dr. Watson (Law), as they match wits with their arch-nemesis, the criminal genius Moriarty (Harris).”

Check it out and watch it below! I've also added screen captures of KR from the new trailer below...

Watch the new trailer (via MSN)

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Screen Captures
Featuring Kelly Reilly

Drive, J.Edgar, and Sherlock Holmes in EW's 25 'Fall Movies We Can't Wait to See' list

EW.com has their annual Fall movies we can't wait to see and this year they have 25 films in their must-see list. Three of the 25 films (include films from our P&P actors) such as Drive (Carey Mulligan co-stars), J. Edgar (Judi Dench co-stars), and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (Kelly Reilly reprises her Mary Morstan role in this sequel).

Check out what EW has to say for Drive, J.Edgar, and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows...
 

Drive

 

Starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks

Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, R

In the high-octane noir Drive, Ryan Gosling plays a Hollywood stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver and gets entangled in a crime plot that goes awry. So it's only fitting that the journey to make the film began in a car. With Gosling and Refn behind the wheel, the nature of the film changed. ''Drive was originally a $60 million action movie Hugh Jackman was going to make,'' says Refn. (The stripped-down thriller earned him the Best Director prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival.) ''It became a completely different movie out of this strange, mystical relationship between Ryan and me in that moment in the car'' after their first meeting. (Sept. 16) —Josh Rottenberg 

To find out what happened in the car to forge that bond between Gosling and Refn, pick up this week's issue of Entertainment Weekly.

J. Edgar

 

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer
Directed by Clint Eastwood, Not yet rated
As America's top cop for five decades, J. Edgar Hoover oversaw the creation of the FBI, helped popularize fingerprints and other forensic evidence, and wielded nearly unchecked authority to manipulate evidence and investigate supposed enemies of the state such as Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. Now director Clint Eastwood is turning the tables, prying into Hoover's life in a big-screen biopic that would doubtless make the notorious G-man squirm.

The movie traces Hoover's life from his childhood in Washington, D.C., through his ascent to power in the 1920s, his 50-year reign over the FBI, and his death in 1972 — with Leonardo DiCaprio donning prosthetic makeup to portray the man well into his bulldog-like elderly years. ''To me, it's really a story of how absolute power corrupts absolutely,'' says the star. ''He was always an outsider.'' (Nov. 9) —AB

For more on how the film addresses the speculation about Hoover's sexuality, pick up this week's issue of Entertainment Weekly.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jared Harris, Noomi Rapace
Directed by Guy Ritchie, Not yet rated
Unlike 2009's Sherlock Holmes, which revolved around an occult conspiracy plot, the sequel delivers a more grounded adventure for Arthur Conan Doyle's famed detective, again played by Robert Downey Jr. ''We have left the supernatural behind, more or less,'' says Guy Ritchie, who returns to direct. This time, Holmes comes to the aid of a fortune-teller (Noomi Rapace) threatened by the malevolent math whiz Professor James Moriarty (Mad Men's Jared Harris). As always, Holmes is joined by his partner, the soon-to-wed Dr. Watson (Jude Law). Despite the impending nuptials, the heroes' bromance remains ''the driving force of the narrative,'' says Ritchie, and the film allows Downey to have continued fun with quips and disguises: ''Robert was quite keen on dressing up as a woman.'' (Dec. 16) —JJ

To find out more about Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, pick up this week's issue of Entertainment Weekly.

Watch the trailer for 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, and Kelly Reilly

The first trailer for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Kelly Reilly, Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Eddie Marsan, and Stephen Fry has just debuted on Entertainment Tonight and released online as well earlier tonight! Also, two teaser posters and Five New Pics from 'Sherlock Holmes 2' has been released by Warner Bros. Unfortunately, neither the teaser posters nor the production stills (released so far) has featured Kelly Reilly's returning character Mary Morstan, but she does appear briefly on the trailer in a wedding scene with Jude Law's Dr. Watson character (as well as the First Look: Kelly Reilly in 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' I previously posted here last February!), which I made a couple screen captures below!

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows opens in theaters nationwide December 16th!   

The official synopsis for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows:

Guy Ritchie helms a new action-packed adventure, following the world’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes (Downey Jr.), and his longtime trusted associate, Dr. Watson (Law), as they match wits with their arch-nemesis, the criminal genius Moriarty (Harris).”

Click over to Apple to see the trailer in HD or watch it below...

  

(source: PlayTraiIers)

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Trailer screen captures featuring Kelly Reilly

Also, more info from The Playlist...

This one picks up where the last one left off. Watson (Jude Law) is attempting to life a quiet married life, but of course Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr. busts back into his life and keeps sucking him into his adventures. After surviving three murder attempts from the nefarious Moriarty, Holmes teams with Watson to finally capture the evildoer who heads up a criminal organization and the two take off across Europe to track him down. Loosely based on Arthur Conan Doyle‘s short story, “The Final Problem,” first published in 1893, the film then deviates from that plot and then makes room for Mycroft (Stephen Fry), Holmes’ brother, and the inclusion of the gypsy Sim played by Noomi Rapace.