Review: ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’ is Familiar But Still Fun

We know his methods. At least, that’s what the tagline says, but don’t let that fool you. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is anything but a rehashed mystery/adventure for Great Britain’s most famed crime solver and his trusty partner, Dr. Watson. In fact, A Game of Shadows is more than just a smokey whodunit-and-why across the cobblestone roads and fog-filled skies of 19th century London. The action might be a little overly stylistic, even for returning director Guy Ritchie, the sense of discovery with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law playing the lead characters might be far behind us, and the story might have a few too many forks in its road, but A Game of Shadows is still a rousing good time for fans of the characters and series, old and new. Downey Jr. returns as Sherlock Holmes, but he may have just met his match. After the events of the …