Dr. House as Sherlock Holmes!

Hi everybody!
Sherlock Holmes was always portrayed as a disagreeable, anti-social sort with a brilliant mind. Calling Dr. House, anyone? By making Sherlock Holmes a schlub, the movie SHERLOCK HOLMES manages to allow Holmes to remain hyper-intelligent and socially repellent except to his boon comrade Dr. Watson. Unkempt and uncouth, Robert Downey Jr. brings great showmanship to the role. Jude Law is agreeably snippy as Dr. Watson, and Rachel McAdams is endearing as the love interest. Throwing in a bit of Houdini, a dash of Freemasonry, a touch of Fight Club and mostly keeping true to 19th century England, the movie's liberties with proper Holmesian protocol are less fatal than one would suspect they would be. As Holmes is a fictional character, after all, with tremendous appeal, no harm in having a bit of fun with Sherlock. Robert Downey Jr. has developed into the sort of actor that I suspected that Matthew Broderick would have become after FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF: high-spirited, sly and hugely confident in broad comedy. Jude Law turns in a performance that reminded me of how good he was opposite Matt Damon in THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY all those years ago. Rachel McAdams does not have the animal energy of Angelina Jolie; but few women do; still, she's lovely in repose and game for a bit of dust-up when appropriate, so she proves a fine addition to the proceedings. As the villain, Mark Strong suggests more than he delivers, but sets the stage nicely for the very welcome sequel when Professor Moriarty steps out of the shadows. Jolly good fun, all in all!
That's all for now, be good!
Brad