Sequels are not always made to complete the original, they are normally made to extend the series or in some cases to simply give more of what the fans want. There are a lot of sequels that gives what the fans want and they are normally not as good as the other types of sequels. I mean, look at some of the most recent sequels based on popular demand, Night in the Museum 2 was a terrible sequel, Kung Fu Panda 2 was good, but not as good as the original, and The Hangover 2 was a great movie, but failed to bring what the original brought. The second Sherlock Holmes was another sequel built on popular demand, but the question is, was the second Sherlock Holmes better than the fairly decent original?
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows was about Sherlock Holmes dealing with the most important case of his life, about a man with his equal skill and intellect trying to increase the demand of his own weapons by starting an entire war around Europe,. The plot felt slow and detailed at the beginning, which was okay but it was a little too detailed which made it feel a bit dragged on, and the ending was rushed, I felt like because they took their time for most of the movie, giving as much detail as they possibly can, they quickly wrapped it up and made me feel like the heavy detail really was just built for nothing, don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the movie’s storyline and the ending, but I just felt like the movie started off as slow then ended as a rushed movie.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows had many characters, and as a result they balanced between them nicely. Each of the characters was fully developed, they all seemed to have good traits and personal flaws that made them feel human, however, most of them seemed to have one very common problem, most of the characters on the movie seemed fairly emotionless to me, which comes down to another flaw, most of the actors did a great job playing their roles, however, along with those great performances came the same flaw for almost all the cast members, which was playing their roles without any emotion, particularly Robert Downey Jr., who played the best role in the movie but due to the emotionless script, which was the main issue, Sherlock Holmes and many of the other characters had no real emotional role which gave the actors emotional roles to adapt to.
Sherlock Holmes: a Game of Shadows had a lot of action which was fun and fast, it gave the movie a lot of breathing time, and a few cliffhanging moments, but it did feel a bit too familiar to the action in the first movie, a lot of the action was very similar and had a very similar flow, which is fun but it lacked a feeling of surprise at half the parts and was completely predictable a at a few other parts, which was a bit of a problem, but the fact that it was still fun and fast kept the movie going and kept the movie entertaining despite that predictable feeling.
Sherlock Holmes: a Game of Shadows was a good movie. People will enjoy it but will not be fully satisfied with it when comparing it to the first, it had many strong points such as the strong plotline, the great acting and the fun action, however the movie’s slow-then-fast story development, emotionless plotline and predictable air gave it a few wounds here and there, but there is no denying that it’s a good movie though, Sherlock Holmes: a Game of Shadows really held its own and kept its self-balanced, due to that the movie was an overall decent movie, but just keep in mind, it was just a good movie, so do not expect anything mind-blowing or amazing from it.
- Acting: 8.5/10
'excellent, yet mostly emotionless performances'
- Script: 6.5/10
'strong script, but lacks balance in detail and lacks emotion'
- Story: 7/10
'great storyline, but lacks balance in detail and lacks balance in development'
- Presentation: 5/10
'great presentation, heavy yet predictable action along along with a lot of waiting though'
- Effects: 9/10
'strong effects which really give an 1800s feeling'
- Average Rating: 7.2/10
- Overall Rating: 6.5/10
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