![]() ![]() And, that doesn’t even include things like the TV medical mysteries program HOUSE, which is loosely based on the Holmes character. According to one calculation, there are about 25,000 productions and products featuring Sherlock Holmes, including about 200 movies. More Detail:Īlong with Mickey Mouse, Superman, and Santa Clause, Sherlock Holmes is one of the most recognized fictional characters in the world. no sex scenes but some kissing, a couple hugs after narrow escapes, and two double entendres upper male nudity and upper bare back of woman exposed when she disrobes while going behind a screen to change clothes brief alcohol use brief pipe smoking and, deceit by villain, a secret mystical society similar to the Masons is rebuked, and woman has secret motive because she’s working for someone, who turns out to be a villain, probably in preparation for the sequel. (BBB, CC, Pa, O, PPP, L, VV, N, M) Very strong moral, biblical worldview with strong Christian values and content stressing truth and goodness conquering demonic evil where evil, murderous villain is a pagan master of black magic and witchcraft who uses magic to gain tyrannical power and manipulate people, including the public, and becomes a kind of Antichrist, plus Christians are among those most vocally opposed to the villain, though they are not prominent characters in the movie, and hero acknowledges priest’s faith at a state execution, though hero is more action-oriented and more reason-oriented in his approach to stopping evil, plus very strong patriotic content in a British setting, with a positive portrayal of American ambassador who is the lone man in a meeting in London of a secret society who opposes the villain (the others give into the villain for one unstated reason or another) one “d” word and one light profanity such as Dear God, plus two double entendres, including one where a maid enters a room and handcuffed man with only a pillow covering his private parts makes a comical remark, and he comments later how being prudish makes some people interpret words in a salacious manner instead of the innocent manner in which they were intended strong, sometimes in tense, but mostly action violence includes fighting, boxing match in one extended scene, internal discussion of crushing someone’s knee and dislocating another man’s jaw with punches, fiery explosions endanger three people in one scene, villain prevented from sacrificing a woman on a pagan/witchcraft altar, two hangings, chases, evil plan involves biological cyanide weapon, fight on top of high bridge being built on river, people fall from heights, man tries to kill another man with huge mallet, ship sinks, huge wheel and chain nearly kill a man, man uses electric device to send another man flying backwards several times, jumping, man killed in tub by something in water, etc. With a bit of caution, MOVIEGUIDE® highly commends SHERLOCK HOLMES as one of the best, most entertaining, and positive movies of the year. That said, it has a very strong moral worldview, with strong Christian values and content. ![]() SHERLOCK HOLMES contains a couple double entendres, a nasty, scary villain, and strong action violence, so caution is warranted for older children. ![]() Watson and Rachel McAdams as the inscrutable Irene Adler. The rest of the cast is also excellent, including Jude Law as Dr. SHERLOCK HOLMES is more action oriented than traditional Holmes stories, but Downey does a great job of creating a likeable and still brainy Sherlock. Can they prevent him from killing hundreds, if not millions, of more people? With help from the mysterious Irene Adler, the only person to defeat them, Holmes and Watson race to stop Blackwood’s evil plans. Blackwood has a nefarious scheme to take over the British government and rule the world. Watson, face Lord Blackwood, a practitioner of the black arts of magic. This time, Holmes and his brave and loyal companion, Dr. SHERLOCK HOLMES stars Robert Downey, Jr., as the world’s most famous detective. ![]()
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