Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is a high-profile Hollywood sequel in just about every sense of the phrase. Going in, we know it's a studio tent pole being released in the heart of the holiday movie-going season, and so we watch it and enjoy it on those terms. But even if we weren't privy to this context, we'd still appreciate the movie because it's so well made. This is a mainstream production that utilizes its hefty budget to provide a kinetic and entertaining experience, and that's mostly what we ask for.
On the whole, the movie is about as good as the original Sherlock Holmes, which was fun, energetic and sort of jolly. A Game of Shadows has those same qualities but is a little less simply for the fact it's not as fresh and the screenplay doesn't go out of its way to try anything new or different. It's more of the same, but “the same†in this case still has enough juice in it to be satisfying. And like James Bond or Indiana Jones, this is the type of series where each installment acts independently of the others, and so the focus is less on story and character development and more on villain and plot.
Lucky for us, the villain and plot in A Game of Shadows are actually quite good. It's 1891 and Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr., still a formidable choice for the role) is investigating a series of bombings and assassinations in France and Germany. Crudely disguising himself, he tails his on-again off-again flame, Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams), who's surreptitiously delivering packages for Professor James Moriarty (deliciously played and made memorable by Jared Harris). Moriarty is an author and mathematical genius and Holmes spends two sleepless days creating a diorama that makes him the prime suspect for all the recent terrorism. In the meantime, he overlooks his best man duties for his old pal and former assistant, Watson (Jude Law), who's getting married to Mary (Kelly Reilly).
On the night of Watson's stag party, Holmes' investigation leads him to Moriarty's next potential victim, a fortune teller named Simza (Noomie Rapace), who fills the role of strong female sidekick this time around. Holmes, Watson and Simza make their way to Paris to thwart Moriarty's next strike, but for the first time, Holmes feels outsmarted, which is where his brute fearlessness and ability to endure pain come in handy.
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