A character is executed by hanging-we see the body twitching after the event. One scene features men fighting competitively in a ring match. At least two characters are shot with pistols. While weapons use is minimal, the hand-to-hand combat is brutal with sound effects and slow motion sequences. Violence will be the greatest issue in deciding if this movie is appropriate for older teens. Why is Sherlock Holmes rated PG-13? Sherlock Holmes is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for intense sequences of violence and action, some startling images and a scene of suggestive material. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams. Sadly the modifications to this classic character’s persona, along with Robert Downey Jr.‘s rapid fire delivery and sometimes difficult to decipher accent, leave Sherlock Holmes missing some elementary ingredients. A woman drops her robe, but we only briefly see her back and shoulders a man is seen naked on a bed with a pillow covering his private parts (check the movie’s trailer if you want to preview this) and a short reference is made about a person being conceived during a cult ceremony (it is vaguely implied that the mother may have been raped).Ĭautiously suitable for older teens, this production will do little to fill the inexperienced in on the real Holmes. Sexual content is also relatively minimal. Thankfully, profane language is nearly non-existent, with only one mild profanity noted. These violent encounters throughout the film will be the greatest issue for parents. Not to be outdone, Watson offers other skills to keep the duo from harm, and pistols are involved in some confrontations. The result is a one-two punch as we see the brutal hits in slo-mo and then in rapid release. Combined with undocumented fighting skills (perhaps with the hopes of keeping 21st Century film audiences amused), our hero can even slow down time and methodically consider every body part he should hammer in order to slay his opponent. Holmes’ ability to deduce and predict lands him more within the category of clairvoyant. Unexpectedly delivering more action than logic, director Guy Ritchie has given Arthur Conan Doyle’s characters such a transformation that you wonder if the author himself would recognize his creation. Unraveling a curiously convoluted plot involving metaphysical forces and technology (that you’d be hard pressed to purchase at a Victorian-era Radio Shack), the boy from Baker Street discovers all of England-if not the entire globe-is hanging on his ability to decipher the clues. He’s also not so love struck by a fetching acquaintance (Rachel McAdams) to overlook the possibility of her being a pawn within Blackwood’s plan. Holmes takes this rather supernatural statement seriously, and the game is afoot. During Holmes’ short visit, Blackwood assures the sleuths that after his visit to the gallows, England will be threatened even more so by his wrath. So much so they have had to evacuate the other prisoners that allege he has taken control of their minds and caused a guard to go into medical distress. Yet, even behind bars Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) is managing to wreck havoc. The great detective’s presence is requested by a strange bloke who’s imprisoned on death row by London’s finest for the multiple murders of various women. Watson (Jude Law), who is more ninja than physician. Revealing fighting abilities that would leave even Bond a little shaken and stirred, Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) presents himself in this telling as much more of an action hero. Now, with a Hollywood makeover, he is also one of the scrappiest. Good ‘ol Sherlock Holmes has enjoyed a long existence as one of the most intelligent detectives who ever lived.
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