Sherlock Holmes : Jeu d'ombres

Bien que je sois très friand des histoires policières et de détectives, Sherlock Holmes n’a jamais beaucoup eu mes faveurs et cela, tant dans les versions livresques que filmiques. Cela dit, quand j’ai vu la première itération de cette nouvelle adaptation, ça m’a plu. J’attendais donc au moins autant de fun dans cette suite, mais celle-ci m’a plutôt laissé un arrière-goût amer, un sentiment de déception et l’impression que Guy Ritchie a rapidement brûlé toutes ses cartouches. L’histoire est complètement nulle et confuse ; l’intrigue manque d’intelligence. Rachel McAdams, qui a marqué le premier film, a été rapidement et inutilement remerciée, Noomi Rapace ne convenant pas du tout au rôle et ne pouvant pas décemment la remplacer. Quant au professeur Moriarty, je l’imaginais lui aussi plus menaçant et pas comme un psychoterroriste de seconde zone. Pour finir, je dois dire que le métrage me semblait interminable et je devais lutter constamment pour éviter que mes paupières se ferment. (16/01/2014)

Si toutes ces astuces visuelles, performances d'acteurs, idées de scénario et lieux fantastiques faisaient partie d'une histoire claire et captivante, ce serait l'un des blockbusters de l'année. Mais honnêtement, je me fichais de ce qui se passait et de ce qui allait se passer. Et à quoi servent ces scènes ultra-dramatiques, qui s'éternisent pendant plusieurs minutes, dans lesquelles Sherlock ou Wattson semblent réellement menacés de mort alors que nous savons tous les deux qu'aucun d'entre eux ne peut mourir ?! (21/12/2011)

Sherlock Holmes: The Game of Shadows is a very specific film. Sherlock, as played by Robert Downey Jr., is a combination of solid British solidity and Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean. It is all then thrown into absolutely brutally edited action fun, which has a ton, but really a ton of action, which is shot in such a strange way that some people really like it and some will be really annoyed by it. But I must say that I incredibly enjoyed it. Robert confirmed to me as a great actor who has a gleam of humor and seriousness...and can do a British accent :) Jude Law also did not disappoint, as well as Noomi Rapace, who actually surprised me at how quickly she got beyond the borders of Sweden after the success of the Millennium trilogy. The only flaw this film has is the story, which actually isn't interesting at all. In fact, it's about nothing. The main thing in this film is mainly the action, which I personally absolutely enjoyed in the cinema. (16/01/2012)

The first film worked with something like a moment of surprise, with the famous detective navigating Guy Ritchie's exquisite visual world. The second time around, the moment of surprise is gone, and suddenly you start digging into what you didn't mind in the first film. For two hours of runtime, the plot is too diluted, the female protagonists are neglected, the villain is bland, and except for two or three funny dialogue exchanges, there’s a lot of filler. But most importantly, a detective storyline is one you don't care about whatsoever. The action escapades are trite and not saved even by the run through the woods, yet that scene was also genius. During the first half, I was hoping it would pick up in the second half, as some commentators sometimes promised, but for the last half hour, I was praying for it to end. You don't just see blockbuster fails like this. (28/04/2012)

This is exactly how I imagined that a pop culture update by Sherlock Holmes might look. A gourmet experience with a completely exclusive Holmes vs. Moriarty gambit. Despite many mistakes, a beautiful, intense and charmingly deliberate blockbuster, which has what the first film lacked the most... A soul. (30/12/2011)