by: Ann Marie The action continues in the second installment of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. The movie follows where the 2009 Sherlock Holmes left off. Watson (Jude Law, Contagion) is no longer working with Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man 2), instead he is preparing to get married to his soon to be wife, Mary Hudson (Kelly Reilly), well that is until Holmes ropes Watson back in for one more adventure. This time the duo must take on Holmes’ archenemy, Professor James Moriarty (Jared Harris, The Ward), whose target is Watson and his wife. That is until we meet Madam Simza Heron (Noomi Rapace). From here Holmes learns of Madam Simza’s brother and how he decided to join Moriarty’s team to take down important leaders of Europe. Watson and Holmes decide to team up with Madam Simza to bring down Moriarty. From here the quest turns into a dangerous international conspiracy as the trio try to save Europe.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows brought another outstanding cast of actors and actresses. There were many actors and actresses that returned to the big screen including Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr., Rachel McAdams, Geraldine James and Kelly Reilly. But there were also many new faces to the movie: Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris and Stephen Fry. Overall the cast worked brilliantly together to bring the story to life.
