Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Genres - Action, Mystery | Sub-Genres - Action Thriller, Detective Film | Release Date - Dec 16, 2011 (USA) | Run Time - 128 min. | Countries - USA | MPAA Rating - PG13
Synopsis by Jason Buchanan
Brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) matches wits with the nefarious Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris) after uncovering a diabolical plot to destabilize the entire Western world in this sequel from director Guy Ritchie. A criminal mastermind without a conscience, Professor Moriarty is Holmes' worst nightmare -- a man who uses his incredible intellect for unspeakably evil purposes. When the Crown Prince of Austria dies and Inspector Lestrade (Eddie Marsan) rules the death a suicide, Holmes steps back to see the big picture. But little does Holmes realize that Professor Moriarty is about to commit a crime that will shock the entire world, and that solving it may be the death of him. Jude Law returns as Holmes' faithful sidekick Dr. Watson in a sequel also featuring The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo's Noomi Rapace and Rachel McAdams.
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
PG-13 | 2h 9min | Action, Adventure, Crime | 16 December 2011 (USA)
Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson join forces to outwit and bring down their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty.
Director: Guy Ritchie
Writers: Michele Mulroney, Kieran Mulroney | 1 more credit »
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jared Harris
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Professor Moriaty: Are you sure you want to play this game?
Sherlock Holmes: I'm afraid you'd lose.
- At the beginning when Watson is typing, the camera pans over typed excerpts from Arthur Conan Doyle's stories, including "The Blue Carbuncle" and "A Study in Scarlet."
- Sherlock defeats Moriarty by pulling him over Reichenbach Falls, with both of them falling to their apparent deaths; Holmes is later shown to have survived. In Arthur Conan Doyle's story "The Final Problem" (intended to be the final Sherlock Holmes story), Holmes defeats Moriarty in the same way, by falling over a waterfall to the apparent death of both. However, in response to overwhelming public demand, Doyle wrote another story and resurrected Holmes.
- The text of the note that Holmes leaves Watson on the packing crate reads: "Come at once if convenient. If inconvenient come all the same". This quote is taken directly from Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle's book The Adventure of the Creeping Man.
- Both Jude Law (Watson) and Stephen Fry (Mycroft) starred together in the 1997 film Wilde (1997).
- In Holmes' final struggle with Moriarty, he uses a two-handed clasp to immobilize Moriarty before going over the falls. In the 1903 book "The Adventure of the Empty House" Holmes does not specify the specifics of the fight - but the illustrator of the book, Sidney Paget, drew Holmes in the same unique grasp that Robert Downey Jr. used in the film.
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