When we came out of the theater just about everyone felt the roles should have been reversed (Downey as Watson, Law as Holmes.) I don't know if I agree with that entirely, though I think what they really meant was they felt Law probably would have made a better Holmes than Downey. I actually didn't mind him as Holmes, or at least this film's version of Holmes, but I can agree Law would have made a better Holmes and then get someone else as Watson. But I thought the two played rather well together and it's unfortunate there wasn't more interplay between them because what we did get I felt was rather good. I think for that reason alone I'd actually go see another one.kaujot wrote:Downey Jr. as Holmes is just miscast. Well, he's not miscast for the movie that Guy Ritchie made, but he's certainly miscast as Sherlock Holmes.
I agree that there should have been more interplay between them, because there wasn't nearly enough. Each time there would be a spark going, the scene would end or Holmes would end the conversation with some one-liner. Rather surprisingly, I hadn't even thought of Law playing Holmes, but I think he'd be rather brilliant at it. It's a shame that Michael Caine is too old to play a Watson, because their chemistry (as seen in the little-seen Sleuth) is a thing of beauty.cdnchris wrote:When we came out of the theater just about everyone felt the roles should have been reversed (Downey as Watson, Law as Holmes.) I don't know if I agree with that entirely, though I think what they really meant was they felt Law probably would have made a better Holmes than Downey. I actually didn't mind him as Holmes, or at least this film's version of Holmes, but I can agree Law would have made a better Holmes and then get someone else as Watson. But I thought the two played rather well together and it's unfortunate there wasn't more interplay between them because what we did get I felt was rather good. I think for that reason alone I'd actually go see another one.
I liked this quite a bit more than I expected as well. I thought Downey was fine for this version of Holmes, but I also like the idea of Law as Holmes, and Eddie Marsan (who played Lestrade here) would have made a fine Watson.cdnchris wrote:I actually didn't mind him as Holmes, or at least this film's version of Holmes, but I can agree Law would have made a better Holmes and then get someone else as Watson.
"The Adventure of the Speckled Band," "The Red-Headed League," and "A Scandal in Bohemia" are amongst my favorites. They can all be found in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.Mr_sausage wrote:Slightly off topic, but I've been amusing myself by reading some Sherlock Holmes stories here and there, and was wondering if anyone familiar with the short stories could recommend a handful of the best or most interesting (since I'm not inclined to read them comprehensively)?
