Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows

The Independent“Only becomes enjoyable when it pauses the plot...” This is product designed for a cinema public raised on video games, slo-mo violence and the genial narcissism of the modern star. It is karaoke Sherlock, barely related to the original, yet not without a sense of fun...

this is london“This time the homo-erotic subtext is writ large...” If you want a silly, fast-paced action film to help you through the holiday, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows will serve...

The Telegraph“How far can a film stray from its source material...?” With its cross-dressing lead, hissable villain and oodles of double entendre, Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows is the closest action cinema has ever come to pantomime–and that’s meant as a sincere compliment...

Film4“This is a Holmes for the Youtube generation...” Some of the novelty of a fist-fighting, wise-cracking Holmes may have worn off, but this is still an exciting blockbuster that leaves you eagerly awaiting the third installment...

Empire“Fun is not a dirty word...” A sequel confident in what it's about - bigger, better, funnier, without stretching the joke...

Little White Lies“One of the year’s most satisfying cocktails of action, comedy and drama.” A Game of Shadows doesn’t just go one step further in restoring Ritchie’s reputation, but establishes this iteration of Holmes as one of the most exciting blockbuster franchises of its era...

Total Film “Faster, funnier and even more bromantic than the original...” This far from stately Holmes delivers piping hot entertainment at a furious lick...

Time Out“The best comparison to draw is with the Pirates of the Carribean sequels...” A fitfully amusing but largely unsurprising and uninvolving action-movie-by-numbers: elementary, and not in a good way...

Radio Times“More comic book than Conan Doyle...” Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law reunite in an adventure that's a triumph of style over substance...

Guardian“A rousing bit of slash-fiction...” With these rollicking Victorian capers, the director looks to have finally found a franchise to justify his Bullingdon-boy aesthetic...