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Beautiful story, well told


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I loved this movie. Multi layered storytelling, a new twist on an established character and genuinely emotion impact all made this a great experience.

Oh and the acting was top notch.

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I agree! I was totally absorbed. And I loved the picturesque cinematography.

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It took me a second viewing to fully appreciate this movie. It's so full of leisurely interest.

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I also thought this was a cute movie.

It was a fresh take on Holmes. Definitely not for people expecting an action, sleek thriller of a story.

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Agreed. It was successful on so many levels.

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Multi layered storytelling, a new twist on an established character and a genuine emotional impact, all made this a great experience.


I agree with the OPs statement and all of the other responders. I am not really a Sherlock Holmes fan but this film made him human instead of the always perfect crime solving machine. I liked the innocence of youth meets the wisdom of age portion of the story. 8/10
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True, true, true. A beautiful story and well told.

I am sad that we in the USA make less and less of this type of character study. It's great to rule the world with expensive blockbusters, but a movie like this makes many explosion-fests seem so empty.

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Agreed. I happened to pick up the DVD and just watched it with no idea what to expect. It was really good, an original take on the character with 3 very good central performances.

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