Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

2011 • 2h 9m •

Action Adventure Mystery

MOVIEVIBE Rating

★ 7.1/10

11,150 reviews

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There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.

"The game is afoot."

Top Billed Cast

Robert Downey Jr.

Sherlock Holmes

Jude Law

Dr. John Watson

Noomi Rapace

Madam Simza Heron

Jared Harris

Professor James Moriarty

Rachel McAdams

Irene Adler

Eddie Marsan

Inspector Lestrade

Kelly Reilly

Mary Morstan

Stephen Fry

Mycroft Holmes

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

D Dark Jedi Verified TMDB Critic

2018-05-12

As a general adventure and action movie I would consider this as a decent, even good, movie. As a Sherlock Holmes movie…not so much. Unfortunately, watching this movie confirms my suspicions. This is a Hollywood version of Sherlock Holmes. No style, no finesse. A Sherlock Holmes movie should not be a Hollywood action rollercoaster. It should be intelligent, stylish, witty perhaps involving detective work and, above all, British. It didn’t help that they enrolled Stephen Frey. This film is just not right.

I really cannot stand the hostility between Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. Ther...

J JPV852 Verified TMDB Critic

2020-08-30

Probably the third time seeing this (once in theaters, another when it came out on Blu-ray) and still highly enjoyable, even think this is a tad better than the first if only because of Jared Harris as Professor Moriarty as a great adversary to Holmes. **3.75/5**...