No Shiz Sherlock

Have you been wondering if you should go spend the $10.00 a ticket and 2 1/2 hours of valuable time to see Sherlock Holmes in theater?

Well, wonder no longer my friends, because this movie is definitely WORTH IT!

Here are some reasons why:

1. No swearing. I don't even recall hearing the word "hell" at all. I could be wrong, or just a little desensitized, but I don't think so... I tend to be pretty sensitive about these things.

2. No sex. The worst part is the part seen in the trailer where Sherlock gets tied to a bed in the nude with a pillow over his danger zone, and even that is brief.

3. The relationship between Holmes and Watson is hysterical. The chemistry is right and they really seem like best friends. Very tongue in cheek, which we (meaning me) like.

4. The writing is great. One thing I feel that movies lately are lacking is good dialogue and story line. Star Trek was refreshing because it had both. Twilight and New Moon were terrible because they messed up both. Sherlock Holmes makes efficient use of it's time without making you feel either crammed or bored. It keeps you guessing and hypothesizing while at the same time entertaining you with wit, clues, and action!

5. As one who holds a degree in English (yes... I will throw it out there as much as I can because, let's face it, that is my biggest accomplishment so far) and who has studied the author Edgar Allan Poe in depth, Sherlock Holmes was all the more interesting. For those of you who aren't seeing the connection here, I recommend looking up Edgar Allan Poe's character Auguste Dupin. In fact, look it up anyways before you go see the movie. I made it easy for you - just click on the link. It will add all kinds of meaning! But in short, one of Sherlock Holmes' greatest influences is Auguste Dupin. In fact, he is written as almost the same character. Sherlock, like Dupin, uses the mystery-solving method called Ratiocination, which is a theatrical way of deducing the truth by seeing the obvious things that others overlook, and working backwards from there. So, keep your eye out for that in the movie. It's obvious that the writers used Edgar Allan Poe as an influence in the movie because there is a raven that shows up at significant times, a reference to "Tell Tale", and the way Sherlock's method of solving things is filmed is shockingly (or not so) like ratiocination.

Bottom-line, read up, watch the movie. It's clean, funny, entertaining, well-written, and WORTH YOUR TIME AND MONEY.