Director: Guy Ritchie, previous director of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch, which was released in 2000.
Release date: 25th December 2009 (US). Avatar (Box Office), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs was also released in this year.
Writers: Michael Robert Johnson and Anthony Peckham
Studio: Filmed in numerous places including; Freemasons’ Hall, St Paul’s Cathedral, Manchester’s Northern Quarter and Leavesden Studios.
Just from looking at the DVD case of Sherlock Holmes, I almost immediately decided I wasn’t to like it. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find myself thoroughly enjoying it even after just the first couple of minutes. Although neither Action, Crime or Suspense, being the genres of the film, are of any particular interest to me; alongside the fascinating character Robert Downey Jr helps us, as an audience, to connect with so well; the mise-en-scene and general story line, together created a different, addictive mystery film which I am sure would appeal to a wide range of age groups.
I specifically concentrated on the camera work and editing as asked, and noticed many examples of suspense and tension being created through this. For instance, all things associated with evil, death and all things negative, were used to enhance the audiences reaction and fear, such as dark, dim lighting accompanied by chilling music for the effect of eeriness. I also noticed how a black crow would appear, in close up, whenever the villain (Blackwood) was near or being spoken about, this relates to the idea of symbolism. I thought the way the main characters were introduced, established and developed was quite intelligent for illustration; the disorder and clutter of Holmes’ studio almost represented his thoughts.
The ending of the film half lead the audience to believe there would be a Sherlock Holmes 2, but not stating this, just leaving it open for personal interpretation.
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