Jump to content

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
→‎Reception: Changing to 59%
Line 262: Line 262:


==Sequel==
==Sequel==
Guy Ritchie has announced that the first draft for Sherlock Holmes 3 is being produced with screenwriter [[Drew Pearce]], who is currently writing Iron Man 3 which also stars Downey, writing the script. Downey, Jude Law and Jared Harris are all signed on for a third film which is likely for a late 2013 release.{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}
Guy Ritchie has announced that the first draft for Sherlock Holmes 3 is being produced with screenwriter [[Drew Pearce]], who is currently writing Iron Man 3 which also stars Downey, writing the script. Downey, Jude Law and Jared Harris are all signed on for a third film which is likely for a late 2013 release.None of the info in this part of the page is confirmed. {{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:43, 20 December 2011

Sherlock Holmes:
A Game of Shadows
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGuy Ritchie
Written byKieran Mulroney
Michele Mulroney
Produced byJoel Silver
Lionel Wigram
Susan Downey
Dan Lin
StarringRobert Downey, Jr.
Jude Law
Noomi Rapace
Jared Harris
Stephen Fry
Rachel McAdams
CinematographyPhilippe Rousselot
Edited byJames Herbert
Music byHans Zimmer
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • 16 December 2011 (2011-12-16)
Running time
128 minutes [1]
CountriesTemplate:FilmUK
Template:FilmUS
LanguageEnglish
Budget$125 million[2]
Box office$54.3 million[3]

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is a 2011 British-American action mystery film directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, and Dan Lin. It is a sequel to the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes, based on the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. written by Kieran Mulroney and Michele Mulroney. Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law reprise their roles as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, respectively, as the duo join forces to outwit and bring down their most cunning adversary, Professor Moriarty, played by Jared Harris. The film is specifically influenced by Conan Doyle's work The Final Problem, but it is an independent story rather than a strict adaptation.[4]

Plot

Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey, Jr.) is investigating a seemingly unrelated series of crimes around Europe, believing them all connected to Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris), a criminal mastermind just as smart as Holmes. Professor Moriarty uses his connections and wealth to arrange bombings in France and Germany, creating tensions between both countries. Holmes tracks Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams), his old lover and a master criminal, who is acting as a courier for Moriarty. Holmes fails to prevent the assassination of a major businessman, but steals a note from Adler that was meant for Moriarty. Moriarty releases Adler from his employ as a result, saying that her feelings for Holmes have compromised her usefulness, and poisons her. Meanwhile, Holmes takes Dr. Watson (Jude Law) out with his brother Mycroft (Stephen Fry) for his stag party, and saves another intended target of Moriarty's, a fortune telling gypsy named Sim (Noomi Rapace). The following day, Dr. Watson is wedded to Mary (Kelly Reilly). Following the ceremony, Holmes is told to meet Moriarty that evening. Holmes meets with Moriarty, who warns Holmes that if he persists in investigating him, Watson and his wife will become a target, and that Holmes' lover, Adler, had already been killed.

The next day, Holmes stows away, disguised as a woman, on the train taking Dr. Watson and Mary to their honeymoon destination. While in transit, several dozen of Moriarty's men attack Watson, disguised as attendants and British soldiers. Holmes throws Mary off of the train into a deep river, where Mycroft picks her up. Watson, though furious, agrees to travel with him to Paris to confront Moriarty and find the gypsy whom Holmes had saved earlier. When the duo arrive in France, Holmes locates Sim, as she is the only clue to Moriarty's plans. He tells Sim that Moriarty targeted her due to her brother Rene's work with him, and she was a loose end. They deduce Rene's location in Paris from the note that Holmes stole from Adler prior to her murder, and arrive there to find a radical terrorist group that Rene and Sim used to work for. The terrorists had been forced to plant bombs on Moriarty's behalf. The leader informs them that the last bomb had been planted that night, and that his wife and children would finally be free if he tied up loose ends. He then commits suicide.

Holmes, Watson, and Sim follow the clues that Holmes deduced meant that Moriarty would strike in the Opera and arrive there that night. Holmes realizes too late that Moriarty has deceived him when he discovers that Moriarty is present; a hotel where a major business meeting was occurring is blown up instead. As Holmes looks over the bodies, he realizes the bomb was a cover for a gunman of Moriarty's, Colonel Sebastian Moran (Paul Anderson). Colonel Moran was previously the finest sharpshooter in the British Army and had almost supernatural marksmanship; he sniped a specific businessman at the party, ensuring his death. Holmes notes that the businessman had previously owned a massive arms company, which had recently had a majority of its stocks purchased by an unknown investor. Holmes, believing the investor is Moriarty, crosses the border with Watson, Sim, and her gypsies, investigating one of the company's factories in Germany. Holmes and Watson separate, but Holmes is captured by Colonel Moran and interrogated by Moriarty. Moriarty tortures Holmes by impaling him through the shoulder on a meat hook, lifting him by the hook, and dancing with him as he is suspended. Moriarty reveals he owns shares in companies across Europe in cotton, guns and other goods, and plans to start a war that will create a large demand for them and make him a fortune. Watson, attempting to save Holmes, is nearly killed by Colonel Moran, but manages to escape by collapsing Moran's sniper nest. The tower's collapse nearly kills both Holmes and Moriarty. The duo rendezvous with Sim and her gypsies, pursued hotly by German Army soldiers and Colonel Moran. Most of the gypsies are killed by artillery and mortar fire, as are the German soldiers, and Moran is severely injured by Watson, as the gypsies, Holmes, and Watson attempt to board a moving train to escape. Only Sim, Holmes, Watson, and a single gypsy make it onto the train. Holmes, suffering from multiple shrapnel injuries, dies on board the train, but is revived when Watson administers a shot of adrenaline given to him by Holmes as a wedding gift. Holmes surmises Moriarty's next target is a peace summit several weeks later, where he will create an incident between world leaders to spark war.

Holmes, Watson, and Sim are given invitations to the summit by Holmes' brother Mycroft, who is a highly placed official in the British government. At the summit, Holmes deduces that a set of twins working for Moriarty are not actually twins, and was an experiment to give a man the face of another. Watson and Sim begin investigating the guests, realizing then that one is Rene, disguised as an ambassador, and acting as an assassin. Meanwhile, as they search, Holmes invites Moriarty, who is also present at the summit, to a game of chess on a balcony over a waterfall. Watson and Sim are able to stop Rene; however, he is killed by Colonel Moran, meaning that Holmes cannot prove that Moriarty was behind the assassination attempt, as Rene was the only loose end that Moriarty had left. Following this, Holmes reveals to Moriarty that in Germany, he stole the account book tracing all of Moriarty's assets, and replaced it with a duplicate. The account book was the only remaining piece of evidence linking him to his deeds, and Mary had taken it back to London with a cipher discovered by Holmes, where Inspector Lestrade (Eddie Marsan) begins seizing Moriarty's assets. Holmes then checkmates Moriarty in their game.

Holmes and Moriarty mentally prepare battles with each other, and both realize Holmes will lose due to his shoulder injury; with no other option, Holmes blows soot from his pipe in Moriarty's eyes as the latter lights Holmes' pipe, distracting him so Holmes can grab him and throw both of them off the balcony and into the waterfall. Watson arrives on the balcony as Holmes pulls Moriarty off the balcony with him and the two fall thousands of feet to their apparent deaths. At Holmes' funeral, it is revealed that the bodies of both men were never found. Some time later, Watson and Mary prepare to go on a honeymoon to replace the interrupted one, while Watson finishes writing of his last case with Holmes. A delivery of an apparatus that Watson had seen Holmes using alerts Watson that Holmes may have survived, and he runs to question Mary about the delivery. Holmes reveals himself concealed in Watson's room using his urban camouflage suit, before rushing to the typewriter and adding a "?" after the words "The End".

Cast

Production

After the success of the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes, a sequel was fast tracked by Warner Bros. with director Guy Ritchie dropping out of an adaptation of Lobo and Robert Downey, Jr. leaving Cowboys & Aliens.[15] It was unclear if Rachel McAdams would appear in the film. McAdams said, "If I do, it won't be a very big thing. It's not a lead part".[16] On 4 February 2011, Warner Bros. confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that McAdams would play a part in the sequel.[10]

The film is reported to be influenced by Conan Doyle's The Final Problem.[4] While the film takes place a year after the events of the first film,[4] Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is intended to be a stand-alone film that doesn't require knowledge of the previous film.[4]

In October 2010, Downey, Jr. and Jude Law were seen rehearsing a fight scene as shooting took place in Richmond Park, in south-west London.[17] In October 2010, the steamship PS Waverley was chartered on the English Channel for filming, and a large green screen was erected at Didcot Railway Centre with a large action scene filmed there in mid-November.[7] In late November, a scene was filmed at Victoria Bridge, which is part of the Severn Valley Railway. In January 2011 scenes were also filmed at Hampton Court Palace. Filming also took place in September 2011 in Greenwich at the Royal Naval College.[18]

In early February 2011, principal photography moved for two days to Strasbourg, France. Shooting took place on, around, and inside the Strasbourg Cathedral. The scene is said to be the opening scene of the film, as it will cover an assassination/bombing in a German-speaking town.[19]

The film was released on 16 December 2011 in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, and is scheduled to be released on 25 December 2011 in most countries, 30 December 2011 in India and 5 January 2012 in Australia and Spain.[5]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack to this film was composed and produced by Hans Zimmer. The soundtrack was released on December 13, 2011. Purchase of the physical, enhanced CD includes an insert allowing the free download of three bonus tracks from the score.

Track Listing
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."I See Everything"Hans Zimmer0:39
2."That Is My Curse (Shadows – Part 1)"Hans Zimmer1:51
3."Tick Tock (Shadows – Part 2)"Hans Zimmer8:12
4."Chess (Shadows – Part 3)"Hans Zimmer7:34
5."It’s So Overt It’s Covert"Hans Zimmer3:19
6."Romanian Wind"Hans Zimmer1:56
7."Did You Kill My Wife?"Hans Zimmer2:42
8."He’s All Me Me Me"Hans Zimmer1:56
9."The Mycroft Suite"Hans Zimmer1:41
10."To The Opera!"Renato Girolami4:03
11."Two Mules For Sister Sara"Ennio Morricone2:34
12."Die Forelle"Julius Drake3:22
13."Zu Viele Füchse Für Euch Hänsel"Hans Zimmer1:47
14."The Red Book"Hans Zimmer4:00
15."Moral Insanity"Hans Zimmer1:31
16."Memories Of Sherlock"Hans Zimmer2:11
17."The End?"Hans Zimmer2:26
18."Romani Holiday (Antonius Remix)"Hans Zimmer5:38
19."Shush Club No. 3 (Bonus Track)"Hans Zimmer4:31
20."Beautiful Eyes (Bonus Track)"Hans Zimmer2:13
21."Just Follow My Lead (The Waltz) (Bonus Track)"Hans Zimmer4:44

[20] [21] [22]

Reception

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows received generally mixed reviews, currently holding a 59% "Rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 6/10.[23] Metacritic gave the film a score of 49 based on 36 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[24] Roger Ebert gave the film three and a half stars out of four, calling it "high-caliber entertainment" that "add[s] a degree of refinement and invention" to the formula, and that the "writers ... wisely devote some of their best scenes to one-on-ones between Holmes and Moriarty."[25] James Berardinelli gave the film three stars out of four, writing: "A Game of Shadows is a stronger, better realized movie that builds upon the strengths of the original and jettisons some of the weaknesses."[26] Conversely, Keith Phipps of The A.V. Club felt that the film "aims lower than its predecessor's modest ambition, and still misses the mark."[27]

Box office

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows topped the US and Canada box office on its opening day making $14.6 million,[28][29] down from the the opening day gross of the original film ($24.6 million).[30] In the U.K. A Game of Shadows achieved a revenu of £3.83m over a three-day period, compared to the £3.08m in two days of the original film.[31] In a slow weekend of takings, the film grossed $39.6 million, leading the box office but earning much less than the opening weekend of the first film ($62.3 million).[32] The film made $14.7 million overseas.

Sequel

Guy Ritchie has announced that the first draft for Sherlock Holmes 3 is being produced with screenwriter Drew Pearce, who is currently writing Iron Man 3 which also stars Downey, writing the script. Downey, Jude Law and Jared Harris are all signed on for a third film which is likely for a late 2013 release.None of the info in this part of the page is confirmed. [citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ^ Kaufman, Amy; Fritz, Ben (15 December 2011). "Movie Projector: 'Sherlock,' 'Alvin' sequels kick off holiday season". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  3. ^ Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
  4. ^ a b c d Tilly, Chris (22 February 2011). "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Preview". IGN. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d Sciretta, Peter (27 May 2010). "Sherlock Holmes 2 Gets December 2011 Release Date, Rachel McAdams Will Return". /Film. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  6. ^ Melrose, Kevin (23 November 2010). "Noomi Rapace to play Sim the Gypsy in 'Sherlock Holmes 2′". Spin Off Online. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  7. ^ a b c d Ffrench, Andrew (4 November 2010). "Sherlock movie stars steam into Didcot". The Oxford Times. Newsquest. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  8. ^ "Jared Harris discusses 'fun' Sherlock Holmes 2". Total Film. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  9. ^ "Stephen Fry talks Sherlock Holmes 2". Total Film. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  10. ^ a b Bierly, Mandi (4 February 2011). "Rachel McAdams cameo confirmed for 'Sherlock Holmes' sequel". Time Inc. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  11. ^ "Eddie Marsan reprising Sherlock Holmes role". Collider.com. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  12. ^ Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Movie Review - ComingSoon.net
  13. ^ Thompson, Jody (19 October 2010). "Take that, you bounder: Jude Law takes swing at a gypsy in new Sherlock Holmes film (after quick practice on Guy Ritchie)". Daily Mail. UK: Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  14. ^ Leffler, Rebecca (26 November 2010). "Gilles Lellouche Joins 'Sherlock Holmes 2' Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  15. ^ "Guy Ritchie Leaving Lobo, Aiming for Sherlock Holmes 2". /Film. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  16. ^ Ditzian, Eric (9 November 2010). "Rachel McAdams Unsure About Doing 'Sherlock Holmes 2'". MTV. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  17. ^ Thompson, Jody (19 December 2009). "Jude Law takes swing at a gypsy in new Sherlock Holmes film (after quick practice on Guy Ritchie)". Daily Mail. UK: Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  18. ^ Teed, Paul (24 January 2011). "Film crews at Hampton Court Palace 'shooting Sherlock Holmes movie'". Elmbridge Guardian. Newsquest. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  19. ^ "Explosions au coeur de Strasbourg... (Explosions in the heart of Strasbourg ...)". Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French). 4 February 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  20. ^ "Sherlock: Game of Shadows soundtrack details". Filmonic. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  21. ^ "Sherlock: Game of Shadows soundtrack tracks". Amazon. Retrieved 1 December 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  22. ^ "Sherlock Homes: Game of Shadows soundtrack with bonus tracks". Retrieved 11 December 2011. {{cite web}}: Text "publisher: Hans Zimmer Complet Score" ignored (help)
  23. ^ "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  24. ^ "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 December 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  25. ^ Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews
  26. ^ Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows - Reelviews Movie Reviews
  27. ^ Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows | Film | Movie Review | The A.V. Club
  28. ^ Sherlock Holmes sequel leads US box office
  29. ^ Sherlock Holmes fires an opening salvo from the shadows at the UK box office
  30. ^ Friday Report: 'Sherlock,' 'Alvin' Stumble, 'M:I' Dominant in IMAX
  31. ^ Sherlock Holmes fires an opening salvo from the shadows at the UK box office
  32. ^ Weekend Report: Disappointing Debuts From 'Sherlock,' 'Alvin' Sequels

Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/SherlockHolmes2OfficialPage

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sherlock_Holmes:_A_Game_of_Shadows&oldid=466921380"