11/17/2023 0 Comments Film review sherlock holmes![]() ![]() "Sherlock Holmes" enacts the strange new rites of hyperkinetic action and impossible CGI, and Holmes and Watson do their best to upgrade themselves. I think I became an Anglophile on those winter nights when I sat curled up in my dad's big chair, a single lamp creating shadows in the corners of the room, reading the Modern Library edition of the stories while in the basement I heard the comforting sounds of my parents doing the laundry.Įvery Holmes story is different and each one is the same, just as every day has its own saint but the Mass is eternal. Outside is the fabled Victorian London, a city we all know in our imaginations. Villains and cases come and go up the staircase at 221B Baker Street, but within that refuge, life stays the same: Holmes all-knowing and calm, Watson fretful and frightened, clues orderly, victims distraught, never a problem not seemingly insoluble. One of the comforts of the Arthur Conan Doyle stories is their almost staid adherence to form. But block bookings are not likely from the Baker Street Irregulars. It's likely to be enjoyed by today's action fans. ![]() Guy Ritchie's film is filled with sensational sights, over-the-top characters and a desperate struggle atop Tower Bridge, which is still under construction. It’s known as one of the most loved holiday movies.The less I thought about Sherlock Holmes, the more I liked "Sherlock Holmes." Yet another classic hero has been fed into the f/x mill, emerging as a modern superman. The Holiday featured Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, and Jack Black in key roles. Meanwhile, it looks like everything turned out for the better for both of them, with Fallon ultimately going on to host The Tonight Show, and Downey becoming the star of the biggest superhero franchise the world has ever seen. That was the last time I auditioned for a role." The Late Night host joked, "and I quit the business. He said, "By far, without a doubt, I'm sitting across from Robert Downey Jr., and I go, 'This is the best actor I've ever sat across and did a scene with in my entire life. I'll do it for half his price."įallon spoke about seeing Downey act that made him flabbergasted. Jimmy Fallon told Stern, "I said, 'If Jack Black says no to this movie, I'm so in. ![]() On the other hand, Fallon was desperate for the role that ultimately went to Jack Black. Robert shared, "And Winslet said, ‘That was the worst British accent I have ever heard.' And I was like, ‘I'll check out now, but I'm taking the gummy bears from the mini bar.'"ĪLSO READ: Why did Marlowe star Liam Neeson punch Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show? Jimmy Fallon wanted the role of Jack Black in The Holiday The actor revealed what Kate Winslet told him. "I was like, 'I gotta have a better English accent than Jude Law at this point," he said. The Iron Man actor was so confident in himself that he'll get the role, he started working on his English accent. But she needed someone to read with the gals, and we're sitting there going, 'It's about to happen for us.'" Jack Black is getting his part, and Jude Law is definitely getting my part. Speaking on The Howard Stern Show about Jimmy Fallon and him, Downey said, "We both got called in just as seat fillers and we saw each other. Kate Winslet made fun of Robert Downey Jr's English accent during The Holiday audition ![]()
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