BTM February 2012 85 movies The Iron Lady To the film’s credit, Margaret Thatcher is never deified. Quite the opposite, in fact. Director Phyllida Lloyd masterfully handles the breadth of the film, as well as the time-skipping nature of the material. It’s hard to know if you’re being moved by the film, the performance, or the memory of a vital and divisive PM. New Year’s Eve It is a dreary plod through the sands of time until finally the last grain has trickled through the hourglass of cinematic sludge. How is it possible to assemble more than two dozen stars in a movie and find nothing interesting for any of them to do? The film’s assembled haphazardly, reeling from one lacklustre tale to another. MOVIE OF THE MONTH Sherlock Holmes RATING: DIRECTED BY: Guy Ritchie STARRING: Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law THE PLOT: With Dr John Watson about to marry and end their partnership, a disconsolate Sherlock Holmes occupies his time investigating the schemes of his arch-enemy, Professor James Moriarty. However, when Moriarty warns that he considers The Watsons a legitimate target for his retaliation against the detective, Holmes must save them and get John involved in one last case. To do so, they join the Roma lady Madam Simza Heron’s quest to find her missing brother, Renee, who may be the key to defeating Moriarty. WORTH WATCHING? A Game of Shadows sews closed the holes left in the patchwork cloak that was the narrative of the 2009 film. The movie contains a number of standout action sequences, explosions and secondary fights, all of which gel to make this unlike any previous Sherlock Holmes adventure. However, it’s not as overpowering as in the first movie. VERDICT: It feels like it was adapted from a graphic novel, even though it was not.
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