Sherlock Holmes

Being a life-long Sherlock Holmes nut, I went to see this film with high expectations. Needless to say, I wasn't disappointed. I was reading the reviews posted previously, and I must admit I'm rather suprised at the number of people saying it's too violent or scary. I didn't think there was anything too scary in it, I even brought my 8 year old sister to it and she isn't scarred for life. Even if some scenes are a bit scary, the humour of it balances it out. I found this film a lot funnier than many comedies I've seen! Most of the jokes are perfectly appropiate, and although there are a few with double meanings, they'd usually sail right over the young 'uns heads. What I loved most about this film, however, is the friendship between Holmes and Watson. If anything, that makes the film worth seeing. The only itty bitty problem is that, although not directly shown in the film, is that Holmes is meant to be a drug addict. He doesn't take drugs in the film, though, the worst he drinks is something that Watson points out is "meant for eye surgery." I'd reccommend this film to anyone!

Very good, people are insanely over protective these days. Any Mature 7 year old (if there is a mature 7 year old out there) should be able to handle it.

Just got back from the movie and I'm glad I didn't take my children....my 12 year old wanted to go. It wasn't so much the violence of it that bothered me, but more of the dark tone of all the black magic stuff. Just kind of a dark movie that left me very glad I didn't live during that time period. I rated it 15 & older just because it was kind of hard to follow. It seemed to drag on a bit and I think it would be boring for those younger than that (other than all the violence, of course.) I'm definitely more of an action or romantic comedy type and this movie wasn't my cup of tea. The previews at the beginning were really bad..everything was either a horror or some kind of a sci-fi strange thing. They weren't kid friendly for anyone under 17!

First off, I have to say that I loved this movie. However, it is very violent and dark (e.g. dead bodys hanging from nooses, in coffins, and one naked in the bathtub, though nothing sensitive is shown), and one scene is highly sexual (again nothing explicit shown), showing a woman getting dressed in her hotel room with Holmes present (we only see her naked back, but it's implied that Holmes sees more), then drugging him. When he comes to, he is completely naked, except for a pillow covering his privates, and he is chained to the bed. A maid comes in, and seeing Holmes, gasps and drops the stuff she was carrying. Holmes tells her that "The key to my release, is beneath this pillow", and she, making a shocked face, runs out. That is all the sexuality that you will see however. Very violent fistfights abound also. In two of them, Holmes looks at his opponent, and thinks of a way to hit him that will completely disable him (you hear him thinking out his plan, so kids can memorize his technique, and it shows him acting out his plan in wince-inducing slow motion), then he does it in real time. The language isn't much worse than what you would hear on most T.V. shows, so no worrys there. I do not normally worry about drinking in movies, but in this case, I make an exception, as not only is there casual drinking, but after one particularly violent fistfight, Holmes gets extremely drunk on something apparently meant for eye surgery. Despite all this however, it is an excellent movie, depicting London at the time of the movie perfectly. Also, the script and acting are great though I will not reveal too much of the story. Also, overly religious people might be disturbed by the use of black magic by the villian. I am Christian, but this didn't really bother me. The movie also has a very good chance of causing kids to develop an interest in science and deduction as well.