Guy Ritchie
It was the first time I had seen a movie directed by Guy Ritchie, and I think it won't be the last.
Actually his adaptation of famous Conan Doyle's books is really engrossing.
And it is all the more entertaining as the film is served by a remarkable duet of actors (Jude Law as Dr Watson and Robert Downey Jr playing the famous detective, seen as a careless and lazy guy, unlike his assisstant, which make their collaboration funny).
Morever, I found the music amazing, in a thriller where you don't have any respite. Actually, no sooner had the movie begun than I've had a great time.
As we could imagine before seeing it, the film tells a Sherlock Holmes's investigation about an odd story of satanic murders. But, an other inquiry is interlinked with this first one. Nevertheless, Holmes doesn't resolve this second and we'll have to wait until the release of number 2.
What I liked the most in this movie, despite the absorbing detective story, is the atmosphere, remarkably given by the director. Actually, the scene takes place in the London of the XIXth century's end, beetween modernity (there is this awsome scene on Tower Bridge which is still in construction)and traditionnalism.
Guy Ritchie carrie his camera from the shallows of the town to the wealthy neighboorhoods, showing the duality of this town.
To summarize I'll say that the Scottish director has found here the good cocktail : an engrossing story served by good actors, funny characters who don't fall into heavy humour, a good music and a setting, and last but not least a end which makes us want to see what happens next in a second movie.
Eventually I definitely had a ball!
