21.02.2010 - But now a storm is gathering over London, a threat unlike anything that Holmes has ever confronted, and just the challenge he’s looking for. After a string of brutal, ritualistic killings, Holmes and Watson arrive just in time to save the latest victim and uncover the murderer: the unrepentant serial killer and occult ‘sorceror ‘Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong). As he approaches his scheduled hanging, Blackwood - who has terrorised inmates and jailers alike with his seeming connection to dark and powerful forces - warns Holmes that death has no power over him and, in fact, his execution plays right into Blackwood’s plans.

When, by all indications, Blackwood keeps his promise, his apparent resurrection and resumed killing spree panics London and confounds Scotland Yard.

Racing to stop Blackwood’s deadly plot, Holmes and Watson plunge into a world of the dark arts and startling new technologies, where logic is sometimes the best crimefighting weapon, at the same time contending with a temptress and the dimwitted head of Scotland Yard.  But sometimes a good right hook will often do the job.

Director: Guy Ritchie
Screenplay: Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham, Simon Kinberg
Genre: Mystery, crime, action, thriller
Runtime: 128 minutes
Rating: PG13
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan



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