He's not wiry, old, balding. He's strong, sexy and sports a stubble. He doesn't solve cases by the process of eliminating alternatives, he solves them by eliminating the opposition. Robert Downey Jr is more of a James Bond taking on the deadly Prof Moriarty and his plan of pushing the world into a war to further his own economic gains.
In line with the first installment, A Game of Shadows presents it's remixed take on Sherlock and Watson, an entertaining fare unless you are a hardcore fan of the original and like it unadulterated. The story is less mystery than pure action, the camera work brilliant when it's not overpoweringly British gray, and the screenplay creative! The movie could have done with a little more speeding up in the middle minutes, and tends to drag, especially if you end up catching the late night show!
A decent sequel, but not better than the first installment...
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