MIT Lecture Series Committee

Rated PG-13
128 minutes

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format: 35mm

Sherlock Holmes (2009)

2009 Academy Award Nominations: Best Art Direction, Best Original Score

In a dynamic new portrayal of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous characters, Sherlock Holmes sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, and Kelly Reilly. Directed by Guy Ritchie. [www.rottentomatoes.com]

Playing literature's greatest detective as a sort of self-loathing action hero, Downey has an absolute blast. And thanks to his performance in Sherlock Holmes, so do we.
      -- Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic. Read this review.