Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

I have heard the argument that this second installment of the new Sherlock Holmes is better than the first, but my two cents is that it is still a disappointment.  For some reason I am going into these films with super high expectations, and maybe that is where my problem lies.  I blame the people who made the trailer.

Robert Downey Jr. is his usual fantastic, sarcastic, smarmy self which is always fun to watch, his supporting cast has panache, and Guy Ritchie's directing style is certainly unique but somehow this film still fails to deliver.  I think that despite all this greatness, the story itself is what dragged the movie down.  There was a lack of clarity surrounding the "bad guy" and his relationship with Holmes, which left the audience a little confused and therefore not as invested in the characters.

I wonder if there will be a third film, and if the trailer-makers will be able to fool me again...