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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

dir. Kerry Conran (2004)

Film poster: “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow” dir. Kerry Conran (2004)

A fun, freewheeling alternative-history adventure in the Indiana Jones spirit. Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law work the dynamic well enough but are continually undermined by the risibly fake bluescreen backdrops. Shearmur’s stirring score runs up against the same crippling lack of verisimilitude.

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

dir. Guy Ritchie (2009)

Ritchie_Sherlock Holmes

Ritchie’s interpretation of Sherlock Holmes works on several levels—as a dark and detailed period piece, as character comedy, and as a buddy film. Jude Law (Watson) and Robert Downey Jr (Holmes) have an edgy dynamic. Rachel McAdams scintillates as Irene Adler.

 

 

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