WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? It's a good bet various teens will be interested in it, as might anyone who's a fan of the characters and/or performers in the cast. As Holmes and Watson try to figure out how that's possible - leading to a secret society headed by Blackwood's father, Sir Thomas (JAMES FOX) - and Irene returns to hire the duo for what initially appears to be an unrelated case, the two men must deduce what's really happening before Blackwood carries out his nefarious plan. Holmes sees the doctor settling down as a threat to their partnership, but then again his past involvement with Irene Adler (RACHEL McADAMS) ended up with her marrying someone else.Īfter Blackwood's execution, however, the odd couple detective team realizes they have bigger issues with which they must face - notably the cult leader's apparent return from beyond the grave. Three months later, the reclusive Holmes is hunkered down in his house working on his latest invention while Watson is seeing his girlfriend, Mary Morstan (KELLY REILLY). John Watson (JUDE LAW), have used both brains and brawn to stop a murderous cult leader, Lord Blackwood (MARK STRONG), from claiming another victim, thus beating Inspector Lestrade (EDDIE MARSAN) and his Scotland Yard team, including Constable Clark (WILLIAM HOUSTON), to that achievement. PLOT: It's the 19th century and eccentric detective Sherlock Holmes (ROBERT DOWNEY JR.) and his more reserved doctor colleague, Dr. QUICK TAKE: Action/Adventure: An eccentric detective and his more reserved doctor colleague set out to solve the mystery of a murderous cult figure who seems to have returned from beyond the grave following his execution and is plotting a nefarious scheme.

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