…was directed by Guy Ritchie. This is bad news for moviegoers, because Ritchie is a bad director. With a filmography that boasts such horrors as “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels”, “Snatch” and “Swept Away”, one can only cringe at the thought of how Ritchie will abuse Holmes.
However, there are three redeeming factors that can allow for the possibility of a good, or even great, film here. The first is Robert Downey Jr. (as Holmes). The second is Jude Law (Watson). The third is Cameron Crowe. Crowe had nothing to do with this film of course, but he did set a precedent for shitty directors with a history of bad films (“Jerry Maguire”, “Almost Famous”) following up with a brilliant one (“Vanilla Sky”).
Perhaps Ritchie can redeem himself as Crowe did.