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.

Why I said it was good for kids 12 and up is because a lot of it could go over their heads. We almost took my mature 10 year old brother to the movie and I am glad we didn't, because he wouldn't get much of it. This movie had amazing stunts, Laughs, (That's very fortunate since most movie that are this action packed are just serious all the time. The plot was about a man rising form the dead, that might frighten younger kids, but in the end Sherlock proves it was all a fluke. I went to Emagine to see it, and I was the only kid there. Everyone else was moctly in their 20's. I would recommend this to anyone 12 and up. This movie was very well done, and even if you aren't a mystery fanatic, you would love it!

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.

a pretty good movie, but pretty violent.

THIS MOVIE IS AWESOME!!!! It has a good plot, it never gets slow, and the end leaves you wanting more! But don't worry, you Holmes fans, SH2 is due to come out o 11.16.11! FOR UNSURE PARENTS: Some parts are really violent, (like when the pigs are cut open) but THERE IS NO BLOOD!!!!! Well, I didn't notice anything, anyways. GREAT FOR 12-13+!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i think this movie is really violent!

I loved it!!!!!!!!!!!! it was very good but a little violent for younger kids

This is not for anyone who is under 9. They will probably become A bored because they don't understand what's going on or B scared because of all of the scenes of violence and to some extent horror.

The good stuff * Messages: There are some power-hungry, murderous villains on the loose in London, and the city itself is presented as a fairly brutal, gritty environment. But the film also celebrates Holmes' eccentric genius and his close friendship with Watson. Though he's a cantankerous soul, Holmes clearly values his friend and even tries to save a former paramour despite the fact that she once double-crossed him. * Role models: They trade barbs and are feisty with each other, but Holmes and Watson always fight for the good -- and for each other. That said, they're so intent on capturing villains that they sometimes sacrifice their personal lives. Irene is a strong, capable female character, but she's also manipulative and self-serving. What to watch out for * Violence: Frequent violence, including gunplay, bloody fistfights (some in slow-motion, detailing each painful blow in wince-inducing fashion), and a few big explosions. Guns, knives, a rudimentary Taser, and poison are used in various face-offs; corpses are displayed (in dirt with maggots visible, singed to a crisp after being engulfed in flames, dead in bathtub water). Men are shown hanging from a noose; a woman nearly stabs herself. Animal carcasses are shown hanging and sawed in half; a frog is shown in mid-dissection; dead rats are seen. * Sex: A man is briefly shown naked and handcuffed to a bed, with only a pillow covering his private parts. He makes a suggestive sexual comment to the chamber maid. Some flirty banter between former lovers, and a few quick kisses exchanged between them. A woman undresses; her naked back is glimpsed. * Language: Very little; extremely infrequent uses of words like "d--n" and "h--l." * Consumerism: Not an issue. * Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Holmes sometimes drinks to excess (and he isn't always picky about what he drinks to get there); characters drink wine at a restaurant; Holmes smokes a pipe.