January 9th, 2010sherlock holmes: i wanted to love it, but…
We went and saw Sherlock Holmes today. I really, really wanted to love it. I love Robert Downey, Jr., I adore Rachel McAdams (especially as a brunette) and Jude Law was perfectly cast. But for some reason a) I had a rough time paying attention to it—ie, my mind would wander and that’s never a good sign and b) the close ups of the punching and ribs breaking made me gag.
Chop says I just don’t like Guy Ritchie-directed movies, and that may be true, but overall I feel like the plot was missing something… and in my opinion, it’s a good beginning. Batman Begins was an awesome movie, and one of the reasons it caught my attention was it showed how it all began. Now why couldn’t they do that with Sherlock Holmes?
It was like being dropped into a room full of people who knew each other, had their little inside jokes and quirks and history, and we weren’t really privy to them. Bleh.
oh… and here i thought your mind would wander because of the sheer hawtness of both law and downey in olde thyme clothes… because i know mine would.
Comment by wendykat — January 10, 2010 @ 7:05 am
See, you would think so, but a) downey is beat up the entire time, and as hot as he was, it was kinda sad and b) law looked like an adorable dandy, LOL.
I do, however, want to find a corduroy coat like holmes’ for Chop—omg, SO hot. 🙂
Comment by the insider — January 10, 2010 @ 3:09 pm
omg i KNOW! you have no idea how much i want to find ALL of their outfits to dress up the english hubby in… sigh. i think i’d have to dose him first… he’d never put up with it sober.
Comment by wendykat — January 10, 2010 @ 5:49 pm
Exactly. I originally wanted to buy Chop’s suit at Duchess in Oregon, but we ran out of time… now I’m thinking, custom Holmes-inspired coat? 😀
Comment by the insider — January 10, 2010 @ 10:30 pm
okay can the male models be ANY more creepy looking?
Comment by wendykat — January 11, 2010 @ 4:58 am